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First Winter (1982)

27m

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First Winter (1982)

Name: First Winter
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-10-01

27m

Running Time

October 1, 1982
Release Date

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Plot.

First Winter is a 1982 Canadian short film directed by John N. Smith. With the father away, an Irish immigrant family struggle to survive their first winter in the Canadian wild. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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Cast & Crew.

Kathleen McAuliffe

Mother

John N. Smith

Director / Producer

Gloria Demers

Writer

Cynthia Scott

Writer

Roman Kroitor

Executive Producer

Sam Grana

Producer

David De Volpi

Director of Photography

Cynthia Scott

Writer

Jacques Drouin

Sound

Jackie Newell

Sound Editor

Richard Todd

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 1, 1982

Status
Released

Running Time
27m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-03-05

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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.