There’s Just One Law. Run
A petty thief crossing the New Mexico desert becomes the target of a psychopathic small-town sheriff and must rely on raw instinct and street smarts to survive his brutal game of cat and mouse.
Official Trailer
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The official trailer for Blood Star — a road thriller that turns a badge into a hunting license.
Reception
Critics Love Blood Star
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Incredibly tense, dramatic, engaging and damn entertaining cat-and-mouse thriller that hardly puts a foot wrong.
UK Film Review— Chris Buick“
Jacomelli has an undeniable eye for compacting a pulpy morass into snappy imagery.
The Guardian— Phil Hoad“
More than a desert chase film, Blood Star is a story about erasure — the psychological, emotional and literal theft of a woman’s voice.
British Cinematographer“
A genre film that finds time for unforgettable Tarantinoesque moments.
MovieMaker Magazine— Tom MolloySynopsis
Blood Star
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
A Road Thriller
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.
Neuchâtel
International
Fantastic Film Festival
International
Fantastic Film Festival
Grimmfest
Official Selection
Official Selection
Cinequest
Film Festival
Film Festival
About the Story
Law. Hunt. Survival.
What begins as a routine drive through the desert turns into a fight for survival when a badge becomes a weapon. In a lawless landscape, one woman is pushed to her limits as the hunter becomes the hunted.
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.
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.
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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 (unverified source, no live article found)
Full behind-the-scenes documentary coming soon.
Cast & Filmmakers
Producer & Co-Writer
Victoria Taylor
Producer and co-writer of Blood Star, and creative partner at Beast Films.
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Starring Britni Camacho and John Schwab. Written by Victoria Taylor, Lawrence Jacomelli and George Kelly. Shot entirely in the Mojave Desert.
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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