First Winter (2012)
When winter begins, life is serene for a group of new-age Brooklynites living in a remote country farmhouse. Sex, drugs, yoga, and organic cooking absorb their days, safely tucked away from the stresses of urban life. But when a blackout of apocalyptic proportions strands them with no heat and no electricity during the coldest winter on record, their utopian commune is breached by anxiety and their idyllic harmony begins to lose its tune. As time wears on and the food supply dwindles, power struggles, jealousy, and desire threaten the group's ability to work together in order to survive.
Director: Benjamin Dickinson
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Lindsay Burdge as Marie |
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Paul Manza as Paul |
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Samantha Jacober as Sam |
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Jennifer Kim as Jen |
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Haruka Hashimoto as Haruka |
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Monika Heidemann as Monika |
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Fonlin Nyeu as Fonlin |
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Luke Simon as Luke |
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Jeff Thrope as Jeff |
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Matthew Chastain as Matt |
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Benjamin Dickinson as Thomas |
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Bill Dunn as Radio Announcer |
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Kate Lyn Sheil as Kate |
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Jaffe Zinn as Jaffe |
| Art | Katie Hickman | Production Design |
| Editing | Andrew Alan | Editor |
| Editing | Jennifer Lame | Editor |
| Art | Sarah Walker Scheld | Art Direction |
| Writing | Benjamin Dickinson | Writer |
| Directing | Benjamin Dickinson | Director |
| Editing | Benjamin Dickinson | Editor |
| Production | Zachary Mortensen | Producer |
| Camera | Adam Newport-Berra | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lindsay Burdge | Casting Director |
| Production | Lindsay Burdge | Producer |
| Production | Jacqueline Bosnjak | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mark De Pace | Producer |
| Production | Benjamin Dickinson | Producer |
| Production | Cody Ryder | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jake Schreier | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jon Watts | Executive Producer |