First Winter Directed
by
Benjamin Dickinson USA / 2012 / 90 minutes
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SYNOPSIS:
A record snowstorm strikes while a group of Brooklynites slumber at their farmhouse yoga retreat one winter, blocking roads, shutting off power, and turning the drug, sex, and privileged organic lifestyle they are accustomed to into a back-to-basics fight for survival. Running out of both food and time, the group finds themselves forced to face the harsh realities within themselves and of those around them as alliances crumble, ideals are tested, and they begin to accept their mortality. Filmed in Orange County, with brilliant wintery landscapes and a quiet, realistic approach, First Winter Benjamin Dickinson’s directorial debut, shows what happens when one is pushed to their limit under extraordinary circumstances. –Samantha Yellin
BIO:
Benjamin Dickinson studied filmmaking at NYU and started Waverly Flams in 2004 with six friends from school. He has directed music videos for Q-Tip, LCD Soundsystem, Reggie Watts, and The Rapture as well as commercial work, short films and Internet clips. His work has been featured at Cannes.
MAIN CREDITS:
Cast/Featuring: Paul Manza, Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Kim, Samantha Jacober, Matthew Chastain, Kate Lyn Sheil, Jaffe Zinn, Haruka Hashimoto, Benjamin Dickinson, Monika Heidemann, Fonlin Nyeu, Luke Simon, Jeff Thrope, Bill Dunn, Paul Green
Executive Producer(s): Jon Watts
Producer(s): Mark De Pace, Zachary Mortensen, Lindsay Burdge, Benjamin Dickinson
Director(s): Benjamin Dickinson
Screenwriter(s): Benjamin Dickinson
Cinematographer(s): Adam Newport-Berra
Editor(s): Benjamin Dickinson, Jen Lame, Andrew Allen
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