Winter Kept Us Warm
David Secter, 1965, 81 min
New 4K restoration

Introduced by Ehsan Khoshbakht

“Celebrated as Canada’s first queer film release, David Secter’s debut film is a quietly confident exploration of friendship and desire. Set at the University of Toronto in the 1960’s and shot over the course of a snowy winter, the film captures the slow burn of an unrequited crush as Doug, a charismatic campus all-star falls for Peter, a shy, bookish freshman. The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 and left a lasting impact on Canadian cinema, paving the way for Canadian queer filmmakers such as Bruce LaBruce and Patricia Rozema, even inspiring a young David Cronenberg who cites Winter Kept Us Warm as the film that inspired him to become a director.” – Revenante Films

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Never on Sunday is a series of screenings of rare classics, archive masterpieces, obscure delights and forgotten gems carefully curated and introduced by Ehsan Khoshbakht and taking place the last Sunday of each month at Close-Up.