Blood Quantum (film)

Blood Quantum
Promotional release poster
Directed byJeff Barnaby
Written byJeff Barnaby
Produced byJohn Christou
Robert Vroom
StarringMichael Greyeyes
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Forrest Goodluck
Kiowa Gordon
Brandon Oakes
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs
Gary Farmer
CinematographyMichel St-Martin
Edited byJeff Barnaby
Production
company
Prospector Films
Distributed byElevation Pictures
Release date
  • September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (TIFF)[1]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Mi'kmaq

Blood Quantum is a 2019 Canadian horror film written, directed, and edited by Jeff Barnaby and starring Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon, Brandon Oakes, Olivia Scriven, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, and Gary Farmer.[2][3] The film depicts the effects of a zombie uprising on a First Nations reserve whose residents are immune to contracting the plague because of their indigenous heritage, but must still cope with the consequences of its effects on the world around them, including white refugees seeking shelter on the reserve.[3]

Blood Quantum premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness. The film was made available for streaming on Shudder in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on April 28, 2020,[4] and has received generally positive reviews from critics, receiving the most nominations of any film at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards with 10 nominations,[5] ultimately winning seven.[6]

  1. ^ "Blood Quantum". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Miska, Brad (May 1, 2019). "First Look at Cannes Zombie Title 'Blood Quantum'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Todd (April 5, 2018). "Michael Greyeyes Anchors The Cast Of Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Mack, Andrew (April 27, 2020). "Blood Quantum: Shudder Surprise Drops Jeff Barnaby's Indigenous Canadian Zombie Thriller". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (2021-03-30). "'Blood Quantum,' 'Schitt's Creek' top Canadian Screen Award nominations". CP24. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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