Still of Jonas Chernick in Blood Pressure

Winnipeg filmmaker Sean Garrity returns with his must-see thriller Blood Pressure. Award winning director of My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Lucid and Zooey & Adam, Garrity’s latest work will be released theatrically in Toronto today, March 15th at the Royal Cinema and select cities across Canada.

Starring Michelle Giroux, Judah Katz (Crash, Casino Jack), Jonas Chernick (The Border), Tatiana Maslany (Eastern Promises, TIFF 2012 Rising Star) and Jake Epstein (Degrassi) Blood Pressure opened in Winnipeg to rave reviews. It also screened at the Busan International Film Festival and was nominated for the Borsos Award at The Whistler International Film Festival.

Blood Pressure is a 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 “You don’t know me, but I know you” signed only “A Friend.” The Letterwriter 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.

Gerrity certainly aims to put the audience in the middle of the same dilemma that Nicole has put herself in. It appears we’ll have to watch the film and find out for ourselves whehter or not she passes this test.

LOCATION: The Royal Cinema

DATE: March 15th, 2013

TIME: Please check The Royal Cinema’s website for screening times

TICKETS: Available for purchase at box office