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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: [From the archives] What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec
Description: This episode originally aired on March 15, 2023.
Montreal filmmaker Ezra Soiferman loves the winters in his native city so much, he’s made a new film about them, called Montreal, Snowbec. It’s a love letter to the season where the city is covered by nearly six feet of white stuff each year. In the film, Soiferman showcases the beauty of Place Ville Marie’s searchlight, plus many Jewish winter scenes, including two Hasidic men walking through a snow covered lane, and the famous St. Viateur bagel bakery, in the snow.
Soiferman feels Montrealers who spend winters...