Festivals - Fantasia 2020: Bleed with me, World Premiere

By Mulder, 08 august 2020

With her first feature film Bleed with me, director Amelia Moses takes us into an intimate stay at the cottage where boundaries will be crossed and relationships will deteriorate. Bleed with me is a thriller with striking imagery that manages to paint the state of vulnerability and discomfort that can be experienced when exploring the issues of self-harm and social isolation. In its winter setting, Bleed with me made the most of its small budget.

Since her illustrious and bloody short film Undress me, which was presented at Fantasia as part of the Born of Woman program, Amelia Moses has explored the boundaries of individuality, sexuality and violence. As her characters become progressively more uncomfortable and inhibited by their bodies, a sense of physical and spiritual reclusion and annihilation grips them.

Rooted in Lee Marshall's introspective performance, the film plunges us into the heart of Rowan's world and the uneasiness of feeling out of place. As paranoia sets in, the boundary between reality and fiction begins to blur little by little. Is Rowan in the midst of a psychotic break or, on the contrary, should she be wary of her best friend?

The world premiere of Bleed with me will take place during the Fantasia 2020 festival, which has an excellent programme with several World and international Premieres.

Synopsis:
During a getaway with her best friend Emily (Lauren Beatty) and her hostile boyfriend Brendan (Aris Tyros), Rowan (Lee Marshall), a reserved and clumsy young woman, feels she is one too many. To calm her nerves, she drinks and pushes her body and mind into a deep trance, where she begins to have terrible night visions that make her feel more like an intruder, insecure and unstable.

Bleed with me
Written and Directed by Amelia Moses
Produced by Lee Marshall, Amelia Moses, Mariel Sharp
Starring Lauren Beatty, Lee Marshall, Aris Tyros
Music by Dominic Caterina
Cinematography : Rene Arseneau
Edited by : Mattias Graham
Release date : August 20 2020 (USA)
Running time : 79mns

(Source : site official Fantasia 2020)