Kicking Blood

Kicking Blood
Film poster
Directed byBlaine Thurier
Written byBlaine Thurier
Leonard Farlinger
Produced byJennifer Jonas
StarringAlanna Bale
Luke Bilyk
Benjamin Sutherland
CinematographyJonathon Cliff
Edited byMatt Lyon
Music byOhad Benchetrit
Justin Small
Production
company
New Real Films
Release date
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Kicking Blood is a 2021 Canadian horror comedy film directed and co-written 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]