Winter in March
Helpless in the face of a repressive state, a young couple leaves their home – an escape that turns into a surreal nightmare.
- Estonia
- 2025, 16 min
- Director: Natalia Mirzoyan
- Director of photography: Sander Põldsaar
- Editor: Natalia Mirzoyan, Sander Põldsaar
- Screenplay: Natalia Mirzoyan
- Music: Evgeny Fedorov
- Sound: Sander Põldsaar
- Coproduction: Black Boat Pictures, White Boat Pictures
- Producer: Armine Harutyunyan, Kadriann Kibus
- Production: Artstep - studio, Rebel Frame
Natalia Mirzoyan
Natalia Mirzoyan is an animation director and artist originally from Yerevan, Armenia, and now based in Estonia. She holds a master’s degree in animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA). Her films, including My Childhood Mystery Tree (2009), Chinti (2012), Five Minutes to Sea (2018), and Merry Grandmas (2020), have been selected for numerous prestigious festivals such as the Berlinale, Annecy, Zagreb, and Hiroshima, where they have earned her multiple awards. Winter in March (2025) is her first puppet animation film.