THERE’S JUST ONE LAW. RUN.
A young woman crossing the New Mexico desert becomes the target of a psychopathic sheriff who uses his badge as a licence to hunt.
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The official trailer for Blood Star — a road thriller that turns a badge into a hunting license.
CRITICS LOVE BLOOD STAR
UK FILM REVIEW
CHRIS BUICK
“INCREDIBLY TENSE, DRAMATIC, ENGAGING AND DAMN ENTERTAINING CAT-AND-MOUSE THRILLER THAT HARDLY PUTS A FOOT WRONG”
THE GUARDIAN
PHIL HOAD
“JACOMELLI HAS AN UNDENIABLE EYE FOR COMPACTING A PULPY MORASS INTO SNAPPY IMAGERY”
FILM THREAT MAGAZINE
BOBBY LEPIRE
“CAMACHO IS GREAT, SCHWAB IS TERRIFYING”
“MORE THAN A DESERT CHASE FILM, BLOOD STAR IS A STORY ABOUT ERASURE — THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL AND LITERAL THEFT OF A WOMAN’S VOICE.”
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SKYWALKER SOUND
GWEN YATES-WHITTLE
“TERRIFIC PERFORMANCES”
MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
TOM MOLLOY
“A GENRE FILM THAT FINDS TIME FOR UNFORGETTABLE TARANTINOESQUE MOMENTS”
STARBURST
MARTIN UNSWORTH
“BOASTS SOME INTERESTING CURVEBALLS AND A GENUINE SHOCK MOMENT”
“GRITTY, GRUELLING AND SOCIALLY ENGAGED THRILLER”
“DARK SURVIVAL THRILLER”
Blood Star Synopsis
In this road trip thriller movie, a petty thief driving through the Mojave Desert becomes the target of a psychopathic small-town sheriff who treats his badge as a license to hunt. Stripped of her phone, car, and voice, she is forced into a brutal game of endurance across open highways and empty landscapes. Survival becomes instinct. Movement becomes risk. The law becomes the threat. As the pursuit intensifies, the journey collapses into confrontation — in a world where authority is arbitrary and escape is an illusion.
— Lawrence Jacomelli, Writer & Director
About Blood Star
Blood Star (2024) is a road thriller starring John Schwab and Britni Camacho, directed by Lawrence Jacomelli in his feature debut. Rated 6.1 on IMDb and released across Europe and the United States, the film has screened at international festivals including the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Grimmfest, and Cinequest.
Festivals & Awards
2024 — Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) — World Premiere
2024 — Grimmfest — UK Premiere
2024 — Molins Horror Film Festival — Spanish Premiere
2024 — Splat! Fantastic Film Festival — Poland
2024 — Fantasy Filmfest — Germany
2024 — Chilliwack International Film Festival — Canada
2025 — Paris International Fantastic Film Festival (PIFFF) — France
2025 — Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival — USA Premiere
Where to Watch
Blood Star is distributed internationally across key territories, with release partners handling theatrical, digital, and home entertainment platforms.
UNITED KINGDOM
PLAION Pictures
UNITED STATES
Quiver Distribution
CANADA
Quiver Distribution
FRANCE
Swift Distribution
GERMANY
Meteor Film
ITALY
PLAION Pictures
Behind the Scenes
Blood Star was shot in just ten days in the California desert, with a crew of around twenty working through heat, sandstorms and freezing desert nights.
“WE WERE FORTY MINUTES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN, WITH NO RUNNING WATER, NO FUEL, AND NO POWER. HEAT BY DAY, BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT, SANDSTORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING, CONSTANT WIND THAT PLAYED HAVOC WITH SOUND.”
— Shots Magazine
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Cast & Filmmakers
DIRECTOR
Lawrence Jacomelli
Making his feature directorial debut with Blood Star.
PRODUCER & CO-WRITER
Victoria Taylor
Producer and co-writer of Blood Star, and creative partner at Beast Films.
LEAD CAST
Britni Camacho
Stars as Bobbi Torres.
LEAD CAST
John Schwab
Stars as Sheriff Bilstein.
Writers: Victoria Taylor, Lawrence Jacomelli and George Kelly · Also starring Sydney Brumfield, Travis Lincoln Cox, Felix Merback, Wyomi Reed and Brandon Brown.
Press Room
Journalists, reviewers, podcasters and festival programmers can find approved stills, cast and crew photography, the trailer, credits and production notes in the Blood Star press kit.
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PRODUCTION COMPANY: BEAST FILMS & FASTBACK FILMS
SALES CONTACT: victoria@beast.agency
5323 Coldwater Canyon Ave, Unit A, Sherman Oaks CA 91401
