First time writer director Lawrence Jacomelli, wanted to make a horror movie that had depth and substance and could ultimately have a positive message for anyone that is subjected to emotional or physical abuse. Through the character of the male protagonist (Sheriff Bilstein), the film also tackles the issue of abuse of power – the threat sometimes posed by those in positions of authority whose task should be to protect the vulnerable in society.

‘Blood Star’ forces us to share the ordeal of a young woman (Bobbi Torres) escaping domestic violence only to be hunted down by a misogynistic Sheriff, the deliberately short 24-hour time-frame serving to draw the audience into a claustrophobic atmosphere of mounting tension.

Self-doubt provides another element in the young woman’s dreadful predicament as she becomes increasingly embroiled in the Sheriff’s brutal game of control: she needs to find the strength to seek a way out of what seems to be an impossible situation – but how did she find herself here? Was it in some way her own fault?

Blood Star is a horror movie packed full of plot twists and purposeful character design.