In what might be called an example of Canadian neorealism, this charming, minimalist film tells the story of two homeless men trying to survive the night in bitter-cold Winnipeg. The Man (well-known Stratford Festival actor Ouimette) has lost his place in a psychiatric half-way house; Ben (Farmer, of Smoke Signals and Dead Man fame) has lost his I.D. and can’t claim his welfare check. The two meet at a church drop-in center and together try to raise money for cigarettes and a flophouse room by selling a space heater of dubious provenance. A bittersweet examination of the catch-22 of poverty, Heater is music-video and television director Terrance Odette’s first feature film.