'My Back Yard Was A Mountain' is a wonderful, beautiful film. Twenty four emotional minutes that go by so quickly the film feels as though it is only five minutes in length.
The music is perfect, not intrusive in the least, yet as important to the narrative as the character's themselves. The acting is accomplished, and I was particularly impressed by Leily Sanchez as the young girl who etches herself in the memory of the young boy, a memory that will remain with the boy who becomes a man for another 40 years.
The directing is confident, intelligent, thoughtful, and the story a pure joy to watch; as powerful and emotional as I have seen in a short film to date. 'Is this really a student film?' was my question after seeing the film for the first time. I have now seen the film three times, and will see it again.
The music is perfect, not intrusive in the least, yet as important to the narrative as the character's themselves. The acting is accomplished, and I was particularly impressed by Leily Sanchez as the young girl who etches herself in the memory of the young boy, a memory that will remain with the boy who becomes a man for another 40 years.
The directing is confident, intelligent, thoughtful, and the story a pure joy to watch; as powerful and emotional as I have seen in a short film to date. 'Is this really a student film?' was my question after seeing the film for the first time. I have now seen the film three times, and will see it again.
