My Backyard Was A Mountain
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My Backyard Was A Mountain is a 2005 multiple award winning AFI
short film by Puerto Rican - American
writer/director Adam Schlachter and produced by Austin Wakefield.
Schlachter first filmed a black-and-white version of the movie in 2004 called Palmarejo to secure financing for his project. He was the recipient of multiple grants, including The Caucus Foundation's Gold Circle Award
and Hispanic Scholarship Fund's HSF / McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant. It has won many awards, including Best short or student film at the 2006 Imagen Awards. Much of the cast of the earlier version was invited to reprise their roles for My Backyard Was A Mountain. The movie premiered on October 23, 2005 at the Arclight
Hollywood Film Festival
and is currently available for download on iTunes
.
American Film Institute
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short film by Puerto Rican - American
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Stateside Puerto Ricans are American citizens of Puerto Rican origin, including those who migrated from Puerto Rico to the United States and those who were born outside of Puerto Rico in the United States...
writer/director Adam Schlachter and produced by Austin Wakefield.
Schlachter first filmed a black-and-white version of the movie in 2004 called Palmarejo to secure financing for his project. He was the recipient of multiple grants, including The Caucus Foundation's Gold Circle Award
and Hispanic Scholarship Fund's HSF / McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant. It has won many awards, including Best short or student film at the 2006 Imagen Awards. Much of the cast of the earlier version was invited to reprise their roles for My Backyard Was A Mountain. The movie premiered on October 23, 2005 at the Arclight
Arclight
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Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
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and is currently available for download on iTunes
ITunes
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Plot
The movie is set in the early 1960s and deals with Adan's family needing to relocate from rural Puerto Rico to New York City. Since he cannot take it with him, he has to find a new home for his pet goat in a hurry. The movie also deals with Adan's saying good-bye to his first love, Denise.Cast
| Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo | |||
| Ada Luz Pla | Lilliam | ||
| Sheila Korsi | Tiaca | ||
| Enrique Renaldo | Francisco | ||
| Ivan Hernandez | Joselito | ||
| Sarah Nanko | Neggy | ||
| Luis Lassen | The Gentleman | ||
| Doralicia | The Lady | ||
| Eli Vargas | Boy | ||
| Wendeline Beltran | Girl | ||
| Pepe | |||
| Tayna Rivera | Chica | ||