Uptown Saint John

“Winter Kept Us Warm” Film Screening❄️🎬
2025-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Saint John Arts Centre
Join Chroma NB and Canadian Writer, Chris Dupuis, for a rare film screening of the original version of “Winter” with a Q&A session with Dupuis to follow. Released in 1965, Winter Kept Us Warm was a watershed moment in Canadian cinema. Filmed by a group of students on a shoestring budget, Winter Kept Us Warm is Canada’s first film to depict a gay romance. Directed by David Sector, a 22-year-old English major with no filmmaking experience, the film was an unexpected smash, scoring attention from big-name critics and a spot at the Cannes Film Festival. Sixty years after its release, Winter offers a uniquely heart-wrenching portrait of queer attraction when being gay was still a crime in Canada.
This year will mark Winter’s 60th anniversary, and author, Chris Dupuis, has published a detailed account of the film’s production.
Copies of “Winter Kept Us Warm” will be available for purchase at the screening.
