Kicking Blood

Kicking Blood
Kicking Blood
	Film poster
Directed by	Blaine Thurier
Written by	Blaine Thurier; Leonard Farlinger
Produced by	Jennifer Jonas
Starring	Alanna Bale; Luke Bilyk; Benjamin Sutherland
Cinematography	Jonathon Cliff
Edited by	Matt Lyon
Music by	Ohad Benchetrit; Justin Small
Production; company	New Real Films
Release date	September 10, 2021 (TIFF);
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Kicking Blood is a 2021 Canadian horror comedy film, directed by Blaine Thurier. The film stars Alanna Bale as Anna, a vampire who decides to try to quit her addiction to blood after meeting and falling in love with Robbie (Luke Bilyk), a human recovering alcoholic.^[1]

The cast also includes Benjamin Sutherland, Rosemary Dunsmore and Vinessa Antoine.

The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in early 2021.^[2]

It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10,^[3] followed by screenings at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival^[4] and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[5]

References[]

^ Jeremy Kay, "Elle Driver to launch sales on TIFF vampire dark comedy ‘Kicking Blood’". Screen Daily, August 31, 2021.
^ Patricia Karounos, "Armchair travel at its best: A TIFF programmer picks his favourite Canadian movies that show off the country’s beauty". Toronto Star, September 4, 2021.
^ Victoria Ahearn, "'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup". CTV News Toronto, July 28, 2021.
^ Colleen Romaniuk, "Cinéfest Sudbury unveils its 2021 program; will follow a hybrid format". Sudbury Star, August 26, 2021.
^ Shawn Conner, "For this vampire, blood is a substance-use issue and recovery is the answer". Vancouver Sun, September 8, 2021.

External links[]

Kicking Blood at IMDb
Kicking Blood at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Jeremy Kay, "Elle Driver to launch sales on TIFF vampire dark comedy ‘Kicking Blood’". Screen Daily, August 31, 2021.

[2] Patricia Karounos, "Armchair travel at its best: A TIFF programmer picks his favourite Canadian movies that show off the country’s beauty". Toronto Star, September 4, 2021.

[3] Victoria Ahearn, "'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup". CTV News Toronto, July 28, 2021.

[4] Colleen Romaniuk, "Cinéfest Sudbury unveils its 2021 program; will follow a hybrid format". Sudbury Star, August 26, 2021.

[5] Shawn Conner, "For this vampire, blood is a substance-use issue and recovery is the answer". Vancouver Sun, September 8, 2021.

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