THE BALLAD OF AUDREY EARNSHAW​​​  

 

 

2020 / CANADA / 93 MINUTES / ENGLISH / 2.39:1 COLOUR

​

​​​​​

When a devout settlement is ravaged by pestilence, suspicion turns to a reclusive woman — and the daughter she has kept hidden for seventeen years — as whispers of the occult begin to stir.​​​

​

​

PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF TELEFILM CANADA​

 

​​​​​

DIGITAL RELEASE: Amazon / Apple 

PHYSICAL MEDIA (BLU-RAY, DVD): Epic Pictures

​​​

UNUSED ORIGINAL SCORE BY BRYAN BUSS: Bandcamp​​

"BLOOD MOON" BY HERMITESS (END CREDITS TRACK): Bandcamp​​​​​

​​

​

SELECTIONS

 

2020 Fantasia International Film Festival (World Premiere)

2020 Arrow Video FrightFest UK

2020 Abertoir International Horror Festival of Wales

2020 EnergaCAMERIMAGE

2020 Calgary International Film Festival

2020 FANCINE Fantastic Film Festival of Malaga

​

AWARDS

 

2021 - NOMINEE - Canadian Society of Cinematographers,  Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature for Nick Thomas

2020 - NOMINEE - Fantasia International Film Festival, Cheval Noir Competition

2020 - NOMINEE - AMPIA, Best Picture

2020 - WINNER - AMPIA, Best Cinematography for Director of Photography Nick Thomas

2020 - NOMINEE - Camerimage Feature Cinematographers’ Debuts ​

​

PRESS

​​

Bad Feeling Magazine: Interview with Thomas Robert Lee on the DIRECTOR'S CUT of THE BALLAD OF AUDREY EARNSHAW

​​

​Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 40 – The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (featuring director Thomas Robert Lee)

​​

The Film Podcast: Interview with Thomas Robert Lee

​

Interview with Thomas Robert Lee about the road to Fantasia - Playback Canada

​​

Interview: Jessica Reynolds (The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw)

​

THE CURSE OF AUDREY EARNSHAW - JESSICA REYNOLDS INTERVIEW (2020)

​

Catherine Walker & Jessica Reynolds talk The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (Interview)

​​

Interview With ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ Star, Hannah Emily Anderson

​

THE CURSE OF AUDREY EARNSHAW Live Q&A | Fantasia 2020 World Premiere​​

​

Fantasia chiller “THE CURSE OF AUDREY EARNSHAW” gets an official trailer - Rue Morgue​

​

"The emphasis is on the unsettling atmosphere and how the heady brew of guilt and anger, suspicion and retribution slowly comes to the boil..." - Screen Daily Review

​​

"Lee shows a magnificent grip on mood and atmosphere in his second feature effort behind the camera." - Coming Soon Review​

​

"‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ is a wicked coming-of-age tale" - AwardsWatch Review

​

"Thomas Robert Lee's premodern fable shows an America destructively divided by faith and gender." - Anton Bitel (VODzilla) Review

​

"The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw does an outstanding job of immersing us in a world of folk horror that time has seemingly left behind." - Daily Dead Review

​

"Lee twists the old adage about hell, fury, women, and scorn, and turns into hell, fury, witches/coven, and even more hell..." - ScreenAnarchy Review

​

“Ripe with tension and bloody practical special effects that should satisfy the genre lover but more than that it mines the very timely idea of isolation." - Richard Crouse (CTV News) Review

​

"Austere, elevated, and still sufficiently gruesome... a good example of a movie that steals from the best while still carving out an identity of its own." - The Gate Review

​

"A dreamlike evocation of dark forces." - Collider Review

​

"Excellent, muted performances from a castful of suffering, agonised folk." - Kim Newman Review

​

"A haunting coming-of-age tale filled with strong performances... it will have you pondering what it means to leave behind a legacy." - Nightmarish Conjurings Review

​

"Simmers with unease and lingers in the mind." - The Guardian Review

​

"An enthralling piece of tense, atmospheric filmmaking that is as bleak and depressing as it is visually beautiful." - Film Updates Review

​​​

"It’s a masterful work that won’t let go once it gets you in its clutches." - The Scariest Things Review

​​​​​​​

"A moody and dour ambiance permeates throughout and the film will rightfully go to be known as one of the great folk horror films." - Starburst Magazine Review

​

"Lee has a keen sense of what to show and what not to show to build fear and suspense." - Boston Herald Review 

​

"Dramatic and atmospheric, “The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” is highbrow horror." - Morbidly Beautiful Review

​

"A well-directed piece of folk horror with some truly solid performances and a strong sense of atmosphere." - Forbes Review​

​

"An atmospheric tale of black magic and small-town madness." - Kat Hughes (THN) Review

​

"An astonishingly impressive, eerily gothic tale that is sure to only be the first of many flicks in this filmmaker’s future." - MovieJawn Review