Year of Winter

"Year of Winter" is an experimental narrative drama about the first year of one young woman’s recovery from the sudden loss of her husband; using improvisation as form and surrealism as style, this approximately 30-minute movie explores grief and mourning in Southern California.

  • Ryan Rogers
    Director
  • Wahkoowah Phoenix
    Director of Photography
  • Patrick Kane
    Production Assistant
  • Dara Emery
    Key Cast
  • Nicholas Nieblas
    Key Cast
  • Gina Krieger
    Key Cast
  • Tanner Holley
    Key Cast
  • Marine George
    Key Cast
  • Tami Vo
    Key Cast
  • Valerie Takahama
    Catering
  • Lauren Baker
    Make-Up and Costuming
  • Kylee Stone
    Make-Up and Costuming
  • Avalon Homen-Muse
    Make-Up and Costuming
  • Patricia Montoya
    Video Supervising
  • Junko Oba
    Music Supervising
  • Ryan Rogers
    Post Production
  • Wahkoowah Phoenix
    Post Production
  • Makenna Hill
    Post Production
  • Max Nemhauser
    Post Production
  • Eelly Zhang
    Post Production
  • Koby Leff
    Post Production
  • Esme Auster
    Post Production
  • Ben Betts
    Music
  • Thomas Bilodeau
    Music
  • Ben Fitts
    Music
  • Kamil Mizra
    Music
  • Nicholas Nieblas
    Music
  • Max Nemhauser
    Music
  • Ella Renne
    Music
  • Ryan Rogers
    Music
  • Emma Rothman
    Music
  • Zachary Volpendesta
    Music
  • Susan Shilliday
    Production Mentoring
  • Gillian Lelchuk
    Production Mentoring
  • Emily Packer
    Production Mentoring
  • Liz Dubelman
    Production Mentoring
  • Debra Kaufman
    Production Mentoring
  • Laura Bleiberg
    Special Thanks
  • Arrowbear Music Camp
    Special Thanks
  • Hampshire College
    Special Thanks
  • Jen Malkowski
    Special Thanks
  • Ben Floss
    Special Thanks
  • Michael Lipton
    Special Thanks
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
  • Genres:
    Creative Nonfiction, Improvisation, Drama, Adaptation
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 19, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director - Ryan Rogers