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Blood in the Snow — 2019 Spring Tour

🩸 March 2019 · Peterborough · Kitchener · Ottawa · Kingston

Peterborough

All screenings at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre · After-party: The Saffire Room (Friday March 1)

Friday, March 1st

7:00 pm I'll Take Your Dead
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Peterborough Premiere

Dir. Chad Archibald · 83 mins

William has a simple job — he makes dead bodies disappear. His farmhouse has become a dumping ground for gang-related casualties from the nearby city. When a woman's body is dumped at his house, he realizes she's not actually dead. As he patches her up and holds her against his will, her murderers get word she's still alive.

Previous BITS Alumni — BITE (2015)

Opens With
Peanut
Dir. Jamie Oxenham · 8:59 mins
Behind every man, is a woman to save him! Peterborough Filmmakers.
9:30 pm Late Night Double Feature
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Peterborough Premiere

Dirs. Navin Ramaswaran, Zach Ramelan, Torin Langen · 89 mins

During a late-night taping of Dr. Nasty's Cavalcade of Horror, bloody chaos takes place while screening two features (Dinner for Monsters and Slit). Samantha/Nurse Nasty is frustrated with how the show is being run by its womanizing director and its drunk and crazy host. Shot in Peterborough!

Opens With
One More for the Road
Dir. Navin Ramaswaran · 17 mins · Peterborough Premiere
Starring Lindsay Smith and Jeff Sinasac as a married couple going on a road trip to rekindle their marriage — with disastrous results. Shot in Peterborough!

Saturday, March 2nd

7:00 pm E.M.P. 333 Days
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada

Dir. Adriano Ferreri · 83 mins

After an EMP weapon is deployed, North America is forced to live in pre-industrial conditions. An 11-year-old girl must fend and fight for herself while trying to find her father. Peterborough Filmmaker!

Opens With
Abduction
Dir. Michelle Foster · 3 mins
Be careful who you kidnap.
Also Screens With
No Trespassing
Dir. Charlie Lawton · 5 mins · Peterborough Premiere
A girl walks into the woods, and feels like she is being followed by an unseen evil.
9:30 pm Alive
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Peterborough Premiere

Dir. Rob Grant · 89 mins

Two strangers awaken injured and held captive in what appears to be an abandoned hospital, at the whim of a maniacal doctor (Angus Macfadyen). Suffering from amnesia, their attempts to escape bring them face to face with unforeseen horrors in a twisted game of hide-and-seek.

BITS 2018 Alumni — Winner Best SPX Makeup

Opens With
The Doorway
Dir. Michael Hayes · 12 mins
Edgar confines himself to a single room in an old house where he interacts with a malevolent figure that preys upon the depth of his guilty conscience.

Kitchener

All screenings at Apollo Cinema

Wednesday, March 13th

7:00 pm The Final Ride
Horror Comedy 🇨🇦 Canada World Premiere

Dir. Mikey McMurran · 83 mins

The long-awaited follow-up from the team behind 2015's Secret Santa. A horror/comedy anthology telling three tales: the ghost of an 80s fitness guru haunting a couple's home, a tattoo that won't stop spreading, and an Uber driver who picks up her final customer of the night.

Opens With
Dead Air
Dir. Lyndon Horsfall · 9:49 mins
It's the last night for punk radio show "Dead Baby Syrup." When a fan convinces DJ Eve St. Tilley to play his record, all hell breaks loose.
9:30 pm I'll Take Your Dead
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Kitchener Premiere

Dir. Chad Archibald · 83 mins

William makes dead bodies disappear. When a woman's body is dumped at his farmhouse and he realizes she's still alive, he patches her up — but her murderers get word and come to finish what they started.

Previous BITS Alumni — BITE (2015)

Opens With
Hang Up
Dir. Richard Powell · 14 mins · Kitchener Premiere
An accidental butt dial provides a curious husband an unexpected glimpse into the mind of his loving wife.

Thursday, March 14th

7:00 pm The Hoard
Horror Comedy 🇨🇦 Canada Kitchener Premiere

Dirs. Jesse Thomas Cook & Matt Wiele · 104 mins

A rundown town dealing with unemployment, drug addiction, and excessive hoarding. The reality show Extremely Haunted Hoarders arrives to help the worst hoarder in town — but things get supernatural fast.

BITS 2018 Alumni

Opens With
Working Class Vampire
Dir. Brian W. Lockyer · 5:53 mins
Life isn't all expensive caskets and beautiful castles. One vampire tells the simple story of his undead existence.
9:30 pm Lifechanger
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Kitchener Premiere

Dir. Justin McConnell · 103 mins

Drew has the ability to transport from body to body — not a shapeshifter, but a body thief. As each body decomposes, Drew must move on. But his obsessive desire to reconnect with the woman he loves will prove to be the undoing of many.

Opens With
Lay Them Straight
Dir. Robert DeLeskie · 10 mins · Winner Best Short Film — BITS 2018
A teenage girl battling OCD runs the gamut of school bullies every day — until a traumatic event convinces her that her disorder may indicate supernatural powers.

Ottawa

All screenings at Mayfair Theatre

Wednesday, March 27th

7:00 pm Hellmington
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada

Dirs. Justin Hewitt-Drakulic, Alex Lee Williams · 83 mins

A detective investigates her father's dying words — the name of a girl who has been missing for 9 years. Ottawa Filmmakers!

Opens With
In the Thick
Dir. Tyler A. Williams · 7:42 mins · Ottawa Premiere
A man finds himself captive of a deranged family, and while contemplating his freedom learns a hard lesson in survival.
9:30 pm BITS Short Film Tour Showcase
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada
Short Film Program
Cross My Heart
Dir. Kevin Preece · 2:07 mins
A little girl is awakened by a noise and trembles under her covers. Mother to the rescue.
The Scarlet Vultures
Dir. Kyle Martellacci · 14:51 mins
A young woman discovers that a special ingredient elicits euphoria in those who consume it — but not everyone is so special.
Compulsion
Dir. Brian Sepanzyk · 16:20 mins
An unknown man's day-to-day life reveals a dark, compulsive underside. To give in, the blood must flow.
Chamber of Echoes
Dir. Chris Chitaroni · 7:00 mins
An alt-right conspiracy theorist prepares for the end of times — but may have misread the situation.
The Face
Dir. Riley Campbell · 12:05 mins
A freelance news journalist will do anything to get her story — until strange sounds, paranoia, and horrible visions put her life in danger.
With You Always
Dir. Angela Besharah · 11:32 mins
Mark decides to go after the woman of his dreams — but two clashing perspectives collide down a dark alley where romanticism gets a toxic hit of reality.
Angel
Dir. Julian Vetrone · 7:00 mins
A young girl named Angel returns home for her father's funeral — and gets an unexpected visit from an old friend.
Wild (Indomptable)
Dir. Morgana McKenzie · 16:39 mins
Set in the 1930s, a young French Canadian girl spending the summer in English-speaking Ontario discovers a supernatural entity living in a cornfield — kind to her, but devastating to others.

Thursday, March 28th

7:00 pm The Hoard
Horror Comedy 🇨🇦 Canada Ottawa Premiere

Dirs. Jesse Thomas Cook & Matt Wiele · 104 mins

A rundown town dealing with unemployment, drug addiction, and excessive hoarding. The reality show Extremely Haunted Hoarders arrives to help the worst hoarder in town — but nothing goes as planned.

BITS 2018 Alumni

Opens With
A Tale of the Bonesetter
Dir. Brett Kelly · 11:27 mins
A woman and her child visit a Bed and Breakfast in rural Quebec, unaware of the town's history of child murders at the hands of an ancient Bonesetter.

BITS 2015 Alumni

9:30 pm Montreal Dead End
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Ottawa Premiere

Dirs. Anthology · 89 mins

Montreal's incessant roadwork awakens evil forces from deep within history, legends, and untamed demons. A supernatural mist seeps through the city's cracks — waking dark spirits, releasing terrifying creatures, and possessing citizens. The key lies within a First Nations legend and a guardian in search of a book of prophecies.

BITS 2018 Alumni

Opens With
House Among the Trees
Dir. Brian Wilcox · 4:52 mins · Ottawa Premiere
While checking in on a neighbour's cottage, a man finds an unexpected visitor claiming to be a distant relative — and things are much worse than they seem.

BITS 2018 Alumni

Kingston

All screenings at The Screening Room

Friday, March 29th — Kingston Filmmaker Double Bill!

7:00 pm Berkshire County
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada

Dir. Audrey Cummings · 82 mins

Kylie Winters, a bullied teen, reluctantly agrees to babysit at an isolated country mansion on Halloween night. When a small boy in a pig mask appears at the door, her night transforms into a horrifying and violent cat-and-mouse game.

BITS 2014 Alumni

9:30 pm Darken
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Kingston Premiere

Dir. Audrey Cummings · 83 mins

In a parallel universe made up of maze-like rooms, the inhabitants are protected by its altruistic overseer, Mother Darken. When an outsider accidentally finds her way in, she becomes entwined in a bloody revolutionary battle.

BITS 2017 Alumni

Saturday, March 30th

7:00 pm Boneyard
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada

Dirs. Brent Nurse & Steven Spencer · 98 mins

Jane Morrison flees to a secluded country house to escape the growing scandal surrounding her husband. When she stumbles on a mysterious grove with a dark history, she is pushed to the edge of reason by the dark forces within. Kingston Filmmakers!

9:30 pm Alive
Horror 🇨🇦 Canada Kingston Premiere

Dir. Rob Grant · 91 mins

Two strangers awaken injured and held captive in an abandoned hospital at the whim of a maniacal doctor (Angus Macfadyen). Suffering from amnesia, their attempts to escape bring them face to face with unforeseen horrors in a twisted game of hide-and-seek — with a shocking twist at the end.

BITS 2018 Alumni — Winner Best SPX Makeup

Thank you from Blood in the Snow Spring Tour 2019

📅 Peterborough

March 1–2, 2019
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre

📅 Kitchener

March 13–14, 2019
Apollo Cinema

📅 Ottawa

March 27–28, 2019
Mayfair Theatre

📅 Kingston

March 29–30, 2019
The Screening Room