First Trailer for Mystery Thriller ‘Hunting Daze’ Film from Annick Blanc
by Alex Billington March 6, 2024Source: YouTube
“She agrees to live like a wolf… according to the laws of the pack.” A festival promo trailer has debuted for an intriguing new indie film from Canada titled Hunting Daze, made by the Montreal filmmaker Annick Blanc as her feature directorial debut. This unsettling thriller is premiering at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnighter section. Nina, an exotic dancer, is stranded in the far North. She persuades five men on a hunting trip to host her. In this masculine microsociety, by turns hilarious and philosophical, Nina starts to feel a sense of belonging she never has before. But a mysterious stranger’s arrival changes the course of this improvised holiday forever. Nahéma Ricci stars as Nina, with Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Marc Beaupré, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, and Noubi Ndiaye as Dudos. There are a couple of serious “whoaaaa what?!” shots in this trailer, making me extra curious to find out what is going on in this. Clearly a very tricky game is being played by all the people on this “hunt” – even if they don’t realize it. It is described as a “dreamy, disturbing modern folktale unraveling the tenuous threads of human nature.”
Here’s the first official trailer for Annick Blanc’s Hunting Daze, direct from Letterboxd’s YouTube:
Nina (Nahéma Ricci), a young and headstrong exotic dancer, finds herself stranded in the far North. She convinces her recent customers, five men on a bachelor hunting trip, to put her up for a few days. In this masculine microsociety, by turns hilarious and philosophical, Nina starts to feel a sense of belonging she never has before. A mysterious stranger’s arrival changes the course of this improvised holiday forever. Both raw & dreamlike, Hunting Daze offers up a unique universe where humour, horror, the uncanny, and the sensual combine. Hunting Daze is written and directed by Quebecois producer / filmmaker Annick Blanc, making her feature directorial debut after producing & directing a number of short films previously. Produced by Maria Gracia Turgeon and Annick Blanc. This is premiering at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival this month in the Midnighter section. No other release dates are set yet – stay tuned. Who wants to watch?