Jared Masters’ Ballet of Blood Pirouettes Onto VOD This March
Todd Rigney
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I’ve been looking forward to director Jared Masters’ exploitation flick Ballet of Blood since reading Staci Layne Wilson’s interview with the guy last year. Masters’ love of old-school exploitation seems to have heavily influenced the film, which takes a look at some blood-drenched tomfoolery at a ballet school.
As you can see from the trailer and artwork below, it looks like a hell of a lot of fun. Fortunately, the folks at Gravitas Ventures plan to release the movie on VOD next month. Start practicing those pirouettes now! Those suckers are exceptionally hard to master.
From the Press Release:
Ballet of Blood, the 9th feature film by Jared Masters, has been picked up for distribution by Gravitas Ventures. It will have a vast cross-platform VOD release March 1, 2016.
What critics are saying: “A lot of potential to plumb… Solid… Fun… Compelling… Extremely poetic… Complex and intriguing… BALLET OF BLOOD delivers big ideas… I appreciated a lot.” – Ain’t It Cool News.
The motion picture won Audience Choice Award at the 2015 RIP International Horror Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Acting Ensemble and Best Editing. It should also appear on DVD very soon (a rare VHS is currently available on eBay for $89).
The film stars Sydney Ray and Jessica Knopf as the partners in crime; Laura Amelia as the dance teacher, Delphine; and Julia Faye West as the company’s co-owner. The film also features Mindy Robinson as the prima ballerina, with Walter Hochbrueckner, Vera R. Taylor, Rubi Garcia, Marla Martinez, Jacqueline Marie Alberto, Dawna Lee Heising, Dallas Chandler, Krystall Schott, Georgie Borchardt, Sky Patterson, Christopher Arias, Kimberly Cohen, Robert Evans, and Marylyn Brooks.
Produced by Julia Faye West, Sydney Raye, Vera R. Taylor, Walter Hochbrueckner, John Gonatos, Mikko Tervonen, Michael Anthony, and Bouvier. Production design by Mystic Marlow. Art Direction by Ryan Henneman. Sound by Jean-Paul Inesta, stills by Mark Rakocy, script editing by H. Raven Rose. Written and directed by Jared Masters.
Synopsis:
After years of emotional abuse and body shaming, two ballerinas’ drug-fueled fantasy of viciously attacking their ballet school becomes reality. Meanwhile, a nerdy ballerina starts writing a novel based on the events that transpired, deeply offending some for turning such sensitive material into a book for young audiences. Soon, she and her sister realize every word being typed is somehow altering real life. Will this strange and psychedelic paralleling fantasy carry the sisters, along with anyone else, to a merciless, blood-splattered doom?
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