If you are looking for something to do tonight, there is a new film opening in Toronto.
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听Directed by Sean Garrity (BFA 鈥93), who is currently pursuing an MFA in film at 91亚色听University,听Blood Pressure听will be released March 15 in select cinemas across Canada, including the Royal Theatre in Toronto. Joining Garrity as the film's producer is听Matthew Miller, who is also pursuing an MFA in film at 91亚色.
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Garrity and Miller have created a taut psychological thriller, which follows Nicole, a 41-year-old pharmacist and mother of two teenagers; she is overlooked at work, taken for granted at home, and she wonders if there could be something more. Then one day she receives a letter that starts, 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 know me, but I know you.鈥 It is signed only 鈥淎 Friend.鈥 The letter writer knows all about Nicole; her daily routine, her struggles and her potential for something greater. With an escalating series of rewards and required tasks, flattery and quiet threats, this new "friend" insinuates himself (or herself?) into Nicole's life, eventually threatening everything that has meaning for her.
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Nicole (Michelle Giroux)听reads a letter from an anonymous admirer听
The film stars听Michelle Giroux, Judah Katz (Crash, Casino Jack), Jonas Chernick (The Border), Tatiana Maslany (Eastern Promises, TIFF 2012 Rising Star) and Jake Epstein (Degrassi).
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Blood Pressure听opened in Winnipeg to sold-out audiences and received rave reviews.听Hailed by Indiewire as 鈥渁 pulse-pounding thriller鈥,听Blood Pressure听premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and was nominated for the Borsos Award at The Whistler International Film Festival.
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Blood Pressure is the fifth feature from Garrity, who has been recognized for jury awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Brussels and Hot Docs, to name a few. His听films have won numerous audience awards.
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Garrity's work has been selected by some of the world鈥檚 most prestigious festivals including Toronto, Busan, Shanghai, Mannheim, Singapore, Melbourne, Mar del Plata, South by SouthWest, Santa Barbara and Sao Paulo. The films have been translated into 15 languages, the subject of numerous remakes, and they have been distributed and broadcast around the world.
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The Royal is located at听608 College Street in downtown听Toronto.听Click 听for the film's screening times.听Tickets for Blood Pressure are available for purchase at the The Royal Theatre Box Office.听For more information on the film, visit the website.
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