Backyard 1984
An autobiographical look at the filmmaker's relationship with his father, and his family's
relationship with the black people who have worked for them; a study of the genteel uneasiness underlying black/white relationships in one North Carolina household.
Premiered ICA, Boston
Filmed, narrated, and edited by Ross McElwee
"McElwee’s sense of the absurd combined with a genuine affection for his
subject make him one of the most fascinating filmmakers working in the nonfiction form."
—Boston Globe
subject make him one of the most fascinating filmmakers working in the nonfiction form."
—Boston Globe