Episode 598: In The Seats With... Ariane Louis-Seize, Félix-Antoine Bénard and 'Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Person'

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When you're a vampire, those moral complications we all face can get a little...complicated.On this special episode we go back to this last edition of the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about a surprisingly charming film that just might have the best title ever.  It's time for 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'.Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha's life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul's last wishes before day breaks.To say that this gem of French-Canadian cinema is one of the smartest and sweetest films that we've seen this year would be a colossal understatement.  It's a love letter to horror cinema of the 80's and so very much more and we had the perfect opportunity to sit down with co-writer/director Ariane Louis-Seize and star Félix-Antoine Bénard to talk about the making of the film and so very much more....