Bleeding Wins Best Midnight Feature at Dances With Films NY

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Tori Wong continues to make waves in the independent film scene as Bleeding, the gripping vampire thriller in which she stars, took home the coveted Best Midnight Feature award at Dances With Films NY. The film, directed by Andrew Bell, captivated audiences with its unique take on the vampire genre, blending horror with a striking allegory of addiction.

Wong delivers a powerful performance as Sara, a captive vampire whose blood is harvested as a narcotic in an underground world of exploitation and survival. Her portrayal brings emotional depth to the film’s dark and gritty narrative, earning praise from both critics and audiences.

Bleeding premiered at Regal Union Square on December 6, 2024, as part of Dances With Films’ renowned Midnight Series, a showcase dedicated to bold and boundary-pushing storytelling. The festival, celebrated for championing innovative independent films, provided the perfect platform for Wong and her castmates to share their work with a wider audience.

Critics lauded the film for its unique approach to the vampire mythos, with Morbidly Beautiful describing it as “a visceral exploration of addiction’s vampiric grip that defies easy categorization.” With Bleeding securing Best Midnight Feature, Tori Wong solidifies her status as a rising talent in the indie film world. Her ability to bring complex, layered characters to life continues to resonate with audiences, and this latest recognition is only the beginning of what promises to be an exciting career ahead.

Tori Wong Makes Her Mark at Grimmfest 2024 with "Bleeding" World Premiere

Tori Wong is gearing up for her biggest moment yet at the highly anticipated Grimmfest 2024, where her latest film, Bleeding, will have its world premiere. Wong takes on a pivotal role in this chilling new horror directed by Andrew Bell.

Bleeding explores themes of trauma, survival, and the fragility of the human mind, diving deep into a nightmarish narrative that keeps audiences on edge from start to finish. Critics have already praised the film for its atmospheric tension, striking visuals, and the cast's emotional depth.

Ahead of the festival, Blood Disgusting unveiled an exclusive trailer for Bleeding, giving fans a first look at the film’s tense and visceral style. The trailer showcases the eerie, isolated setting and teases the brutal psychological terror at the heart of the story, hinting at the film’s deeply unsettling twists. With its atmospheric cinematography, relentless pacing, and powerful performances, Bleeding has already drawn comparisons to modern horror classics.

As one of the UK’s premier horror festivals, Grimmfest has long been a launchpad for cutting-edge genre films, and Bleeding promises to be one of the event’s most talked-about features. The film is generating buzz not only for its gripping storyline but also for the way it blends psychological horror with visceral, terrifying moments.

“It might seem a strange claim for a narrative ostensibly about vampires, but this is a film with a rare, raw authenticity; a stark, grim, utterly unsentimental exploration of the nature of addiction, which keeps its genre elements dialed down low, focusing instead on the day to day existence of the small-town, small-time addict; the petty thefts and betrayals of friends and family, the desperate hustles, the confrontations with vicious but low-level dealers and their brutal head-busting goons.

The protagonists could just as easily be junkies or crackheads or tweakers as vampires, and the film’s clear-eyed but compassionate and sympathetic depiction of suburban teenage desperation and nihilistic despair owes as much to films such as River’s Edge as it does to more overtly horror-themed narratives, and grounds the film’s more fantastic elements within an all-too-unnervingly real world, making it all the more harrowing, horrifying, and emotionally brutal.”
— Grimmfest 2024

Catch Tori Wong at the Bleeding premiere at Grimmfest 2024, where horror fans and film enthusiasts will experience one of the year’s most nerve-shredding cinematic offerings.