Often described as the first LGBTQ+ film ever to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, David Secter's Winter Kept Us Warm was one of the first Canadian feature films to attract international acclaim with its lovingly observed portrait of a burgeoning queer romance, at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in the country. Shot on a shoestring at the University of Toronto, Secter's debut would go on to influence a wide range of Canadian auteurs, most notably David Cronenberg, who often cites it as an inspiration.
Playing at Lochmaddy Studio Theatre from April 15, 2026
