MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO

To ensure their younger brother’s survival, Dwight and Jessie must provide him with human blood. The murders they commit to obtain it, have led to a life of isolation from society. Trapped in this life, Dwight dreams of being somewhere else, but to get there he must deal with his sister’s iron-clad determination to preserve the family unit.

With his first feature, Jonathan Cuartas delves into the intimate world of siblings in crisis. This drama imbued with fantastic elements and revisits the vampire myth, pushes its characters to make the worst possible choices to protect the unity of their family. A horror thriller about mourning and emancipation, enhanced by the photography of Michael Cuartas.