First Winter
The NFB's 46th Oscar®-nominated film.
This historical drama features the first winter spent in Canada by a family of Irish immigrants deep in the Ottawa Valley. The year is 1830. Because the father is working in a logging camp, the mother has sole charge of the family. Sickness overtakes her, and she dies. The children are left on their own to survive. The film graphically illustrates the enormous hardships endured by the first settlers who had to cope with a climate with which they were unfamiliar. A beautiful, moving film.
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First Winter, John N. Smith, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorJohn N. Smith
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producerJohn N. SmithSam Grana
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executive producerRoman Kroitor
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scriptGloria DemersCynthia Scott
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photographyDavid De Volpi
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soundJacques Drouin
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editingRichard Todd
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sound editingJackie Newell
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musicTadhg De Brun
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