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.
The film (dir. Ariane Louis-Seize) is a quiet Canadian gem from 2023 that is slowly, rightfully, finding its cult audience. But before we talk about the cinematography or the deadpan delivery, let’s just sit with that title. Searching for- Humanist Vampire Seeking in-All ...
And Paul, this boy who walked into the night fully intending to disappear, suddenly finds himself in a 24-hour diner at 3 AM, teaching a 200-year-old vampire how to use an arcade punching machine. He is laughing. He is eating poutine. He is, for the first time in years, not thinking about the exit. The title is a "seeking" ad. A personal classified. I stumbled across the title Humanist Vampire Seeking