BACKCOUNTRY
Written and Directed by Bobbin Ramsey
Produced by Kate Mischaikow and Paola Ossa
Executive Producer: Monica Mischaikow and Joe Barrett
Director of Photography: Jason Roman
Editor: Melanie Lim
Original Music: Jeff Ramsey
Production and Costume Design: Pete Rush
Sound Design: Alex Bologna
After the shocking death of a young man, his best friend and his girlfriend set out on a week-long backpacking trip attempting to find closure in very different ways. As they hike deeper into the forest, they find themselves entrenched in one another’s grief as they come to terms with a new relationship to mortality.
Screened at the Venice Short Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, and Grove Film Festival
Check out this interview about the film as a part of the Play It Forward Series
Produced by Kate Mischaikow and Paola Ossa
Executive Producer: Monica Mischaikow and Joe Barrett
Director of Photography: Jason Roman
Editor: Melanie Lim
Original Music: Jeff Ramsey
Production and Costume Design: Pete Rush
Sound Design: Alex Bologna
After the shocking death of a young man, his best friend and his girlfriend set out on a week-long backpacking trip attempting to find closure in very different ways. As they hike deeper into the forest, they find themselves entrenched in one another’s grief as they come to terms with a new relationship to mortality.
Screened at the Venice Short Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, and Grove Film Festival
Check out this interview about the film as a part of the Play It Forward Series