A COAT OF SNOW

NARRATIVE, US, 2004, 73 minutes

Director/Writer: Gordy Hoffman
Producers: Jason Blumenfeld, Gordy Hoffman, Paul Kumpata
Jennifer Christopher in attendance

When a young woman arrives with her video camera at her cousin’s bachelorette party, the evening begins with the light anticipation that accompanies a happy event. Slowly, what begins as a high-spirited celebration turns into a “long, dark night of the soul” as it becomes apparent that the bride-to-be is hiding a grim secret. Avant-garde and richly original, A COAT OF SNOW is writer/director and Fairport, NY native’s Gordy Hoffman’s directorial début. Extraordinarily shot from the party guest’s point of view, Hoffman takes the audience on a strange odyssey of image and emotion to the stark conclusion of his tale. The spontaneous, improvisation style belies the fact that every word is scripted. Hoffman comments “the combination of unknown actors carrying a camera with the intimacy inherent in the texture of home video vigorously serves the emotional arc of this movie.” (June Foster)

· 2005 Locarno & 2006 Milan Film Festival: Official Selection

Jennifer Christopher’s extensive work in the Theater includes The Aquarium, Burn This, Critical Condition and Closer. She played the younger version of the late Carrie Snodgress in The Kentucky Cycle; and Maggie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Her film work includes CRITICAL CONDITION, GOD’S ARMY and MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM. TV work includes a recurring role on ABC’s Port Charles, music videos by Reba McEntire and the newest Keane video alongside Giovanni Ribisi.