Pascal Plante's Red Rooms isn't the least bit shy about the pertinent question it spends its runtime exploring—where did our obsession with serial killers come from, and what happens when it's taken to far? Red Rooms is centered around the trial of Ludovic Chevalier (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), a man who is accused of murdering young girls on the dark web where spectators can compete in bidding wars to watch the horrific, brutal murders. Whether or not he is innocent is to be determined. This might seem on the surface like a graphic whodunnit about the killer himself, but it isn't that at all. Red Rooms is about the relationship between Clementine (Laurie Babin) and Kelly-Anne (Juliette Gariépy), two woman obsessed with Ludovic. Clementine swears he didn't commit the crimes and is being wrongly accused. Kelly-Anne? Her intentions remain ambiguous to the film's closing moments. From the tension-building opening courtroom oner establishing the crimes of the Red Room killer to Red Rooms final shot, Plante does a spectacular job exploring everything from the inter-personal friendship of two lost strangers to what aspects of culture draw us to graphic ture crime and mythologizing serial killers. It's very good! In honor of Red Rooms VOD release last Friday, we were lucky enough to chat with Plante about his wonderful film. We talk researching the dark web, the challenges of shooting screens, and the importance of empathy in film. We even have an exclusive BTS clip. Check it out!Editor's note: the following quotes from Pascal...
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