Go find it. It’s on MUBI in most regions. Bring tissues. Leave your cynicism at the door.
Have you seen this? Does the title make you uncomfortable or curious? Tell me I’m not alone in crying over a goth teenager and a girl who sparkles in the dark (but not in a Twilight way). Searching for- Humanist Vampire Seeking in-All ...
There is a sentence you never expect to read, and then there is that sentence. Go find it
It is the funniest, saddest, most romantic Rorschach test I have ever seen. The premise is simple: Sasha is a vampire. She has a problem. She is cripplingly, painfully empathetic. Unlike her boisterous, bloodthirsty family, she cannot bring herself to hunt. The sight of a human’s fear, the sound of their pulse spiking—it makes her physically ill. She is, for all intents and purposes, a vampire with a panic disorder. Leave your cynicism at the door
Humanist Vampire. (I have a strict moral code, even in my hunger.) Seeking. (I am lonely. I am looking for you.) Consenting Suicidal Person. (I am terrified of causing pain. I need you to tell me it’s okay.)
They find each other in the margins of a classified ad that doesn't exist. We live in an era of "situationships" and vague dating profiles. We swipe left on people who like pineapple pizza. And yet, here is a film that argues for radical honesty in connection.
I stumbled across the title Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person late on a Tuesday night, and I honestly thought my algorithm had finally broken. I laughed. Then I stared at it. Then I realized I couldn’t stop thinking about it.