Werewolf (2016 film)

Werewolf is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Ashley McKenzie. Its world premiere was in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. On 7 December 2016, the film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top 10 list.

The film centres on Blaise (Andrew Gillis) and Vanessa (Bhreagh MacNeil), two drug addicts living in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.

Shot on Cape Breton Island, the film was inspired by a real-life couple in New Waterford; McKenzie learned they were referred to as "the lawnmower crackheads". McKenzie researched the film by visiting social agencies on Cape Breton. She said, "I talked to different people in the methadone program, but I'm not trying to make some sort of exposé. I didn't feel restricted to create some really accurate picture of things; I felt I had creative licence to do whatever I wanted with it."

At the 2016 Atlantic Film Festival, Werewolf won the awards for best director (McKenzie), best actress (MacNeil), and best actor (Gillis). At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, Gillis was nominated for Best Actor and MacNeil was nominated for Best Actress.