Snowy Survival Story from 1920 – ‘Hazel’s Heart’ Movie Official Trailer

Snowy Survival Story from 1920 – ‘Hazel’s Heart’ Movie Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
November 26, 2025
Source: YouTube

“When all seems lost… the heart prevails.” Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted the full official trailer for an indie survival thriller film titled Hazel’s Heart, based on a true story from the 1920s. It’s the first feature film directed by North Dakota producer / writer Daniel Bielinski, and will be out on VOD directly later in December coming up. Based on the true story of Hazel Miner, now turned into this religious fable. In March of 1920, three children become lost in a white-out blizzard in the middle of North Dakota. For the next 25 hours, they must fight to survive while their father leads a desperate hunt to find them before it is too late. A powerful story of perseverance and survival in freezing temperatures. The film stars Madelyn Dundon as Hazel Miner, Stelio Savante, Genevieve Bielinski, Xavier Bielinski, Timothy E. Goodwin, David Michael Reardon, with Franni Cash, Todd Terry, and Laurie Fortier. This looks blatantly cliche and cheesy, of course, but I’ll give them some credit for trying to recreate the blizzard to film in to tell this story.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Daniel Bielinski’s film Hazel’s Heart, direct from YouTube:

In March of 1920, just outside of Center, North Dakota, Hazel Miner (starring Madelyn Dundon) and her two siblings – Emmet and Myrdith – are getting ready to leave from school. The students have been sent home early as the weather has started to turn from gentle snowfall to what looks like it could be a terrible snowstorm. As the siblings struggle through the wind and snow, their sled overturns into a coulee and the three take shelter to try and survive the night. As they fight to stay warm and awake, their parents and friends work furiously to try and find them before it’s too late. Hazel’s Heart, formerly known as just Hazel, is written and directed by American indie writer / producer / filmmaker Daniel Bielinski, directing his first feature film after writing on A Heart Like Water and End of the Rope previously. Produced by Dave Diebel, J. Brockton Holbert, Rachel Morrison, Carson Nordgaard, Kayli Schadler, and Daniel Bielinski. This hasn’t premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Bielinski’s Hazel’s Heart film direct-to-VOD starting December 23rd, 2025 coming up. Want to watch?

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