Celebrated as Canada’s first queer feature film, this intimate drama explores connection and desire between two male students at the University of Toronto.

Taking its name from the TS Eliot poem 'The Wasteland', Winter Kept Us Warm was the first English-language Canadian film to play at Cannes. Directed by 22-year-old David Secter, the film is a touching, low-budget drama about the close friendship between Peter, an effete young freshman (Henry Tarvainen) and Doug, a laddish senior (John Labow).

When Doug humiliates Peter at a formal dinner, it looks like they will become enemies – but Doug grows increasingly fond of Peter. Queer subtext simmers below the surface, culminating in a violent confrontation between the two men.

David Cronenberg, whose friends appeared in the film, saw it as a young man and later stated it inspired him to make movies.