Indigenous North Americans Are Immune from Zombie Plague in BLOOD QUANTUM
Josh Millican
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The Indigenous inhabitants of North America are among the most under-represented in mainstream media. That’s what makes Blood Quantum so exciting. It’s directed by Jeff Barnaby, a Mi’kmaq filmmaker who grew up on the Listuguj reserve in Quebec, Canada. Blood Quantum also features a predominantly Indigenous cast.
On top of all this, Indigenous culture is at the crux of the film, as these characters find they are uniquley immune from a zombie plaugue engulfing the rest of the world.
Today brings word that Shudder has aquired distribution rights for Blood Quantum:
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced that they have acquired US, UK/Ireland, and Australia/NZ rights to the zombie thriller Blood Quantum, which debuted for buyers at the Marché du Film at Cannes.
Synopsis:
The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Traylor, the tribal sheriff, must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, apocalyptic refugees, and reserve riff-raff from the hordes of walking white corpses.
Blood Quantum film stars Michael Greyeyes (Fear The Walking Dead, True Detective), 2018 Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship recipient Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (On the Farm) and Forrest Goodluck (The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Revenant), and was produced by John Christou for Prospector Films and Rob Vroom. Madrona Drive also executive produced the film alongside XYZ Films. The film recently wrapped shooting in Montreal, Canada, and the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory as well as Barnaby’s hometown of Listuguj, Quebec.
We don’t have a poster, trailer, or a release date for Blood Quantum at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. Stay tuned and check back often!
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