Watch Backyard
- PG
- 1984
- 40 min
The result of McElwee turning his camera on his family and their neighbors, BACKYARD is a humorous and poignant look at odd moments in a genteel Southern town as well as an introduction to characters who would reappear in many of McElwee's subsequent films, including SHERMAN'S MARCH (which McElwee later called BACKYARD a "sketch" for), TIME INDEFINITE, and SIX O'CLOCK NEWS.
Backyard is a 1984 documentary with a runtime of 40 minutes.