MUBI and Film4 have confirmed that principal photography is now underway in Alberta, Canada on Andrew Haigh's latest feature, A Long Winter. The BAFTA-nominated filmmaker directs from his own script, adapted from Colm Tóibín's short story of the same name.
Set high in the mountains as autumn fades, the story follows a family preparing for the long, isolating winter ahead. The film stars Fred Hechinger (Thelma, Gladiator II), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear, The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Caitríona Balfe (Belfast, Ford vs Ferrari), Kit Connor (Warfare, Rocketman), and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Warfare, Reservation Dogs). The cast also features Manuel Garcia Rulfo (Jurassic World: Rebirth) and David Furr (The Gilded Age).
Production is led by Tristan Goligher for The Bureau, alongside Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev of Calgary-based Nomadic Pictures, and Michael Elliott. MUBI holds distribution rights across the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, and India, while The Match Factory handles global sales. The film, co-financed by MUBI and Film4, was developed by MUBI, with Farhana Bhula and Max Park overseeing for Film4.
The creative team includes cinematographer André Turpin (Mommy, Incendies), production designer Emmanuel Fréchette (Wayward, The North Water), and editor Jonathan Alberts (All of Us Strangers, 45 Years).
Haigh's recent film All of Us Strangers (Searchlight Pictures and Film4) earned six BAFTA nominations, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, along with multiple Gotham and Independent Spirit Award nominations. His earlier works include Lean on Pete (2017), 45 Years (2015) – which won Charlotte Rampling an Academy Award nomination – and his breakout Weekend (2011).
