In the Region of Ice
In the Region of Ice is a 1976 American short film directed by Peter Werner, based upon the short story of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. It was made as a thesis film for the Center for Advanced Film Studies. It won an Oscar at the 49th Academy Awards in 1977 for Best Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved In The Region of Ice in 2012. Cast Fionnula Flanagan as Sister Irene Peter Lampert as Allen Weinstein (as Peter Lempert) Larry Curran as the priest in the office References External links 1976 films 1976 independent films 1976 short films American independent films American short films Films directed by Peter Werner Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners 1970s English-language films 1970s American films Thesis films