First Winter (1982)
- Directed by
- John N. Smith
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1830, an Irish immigrant family faces their first winter in Canada. The mother and children struggle to survive on their own while the father is away working at a logging camp.
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What happens
First Winter is a 1981 Canadian short film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by John N. Smith. It is about an Irish immigrant family's first winter in Canada in 1830, centring on the hardships experienced by the mother (Kathleen McAuliffe) and children (Sharon O'Neill and Eric Patrick Godfrey) while the father (Kevin Kennedy) is away working at a logging camp. The film was shot in 1980, in and around Algonquin Park. Smith went directly to Ireland to cast the roles of the children, as he needed to find kids who were able to speak Irish Gaelic. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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