And the Landscape Will Seem to Sway (2004)

Colum, a recent college graduate, is blindly navigating the increasingly violent world around him. He's looking for respect and admiration, but if he doesn't open his eyes soon he could be the next victim.

Directors:

Filipe Campos de Pinho de Bessa, Nick Schwartz

Writers:

Filipe Campos de Pinho de Bessa, Nick Schwartz

Stars:

Colum Morningstar, Kenstin Nnaji, Glenn Bass

Cast

Cast overview:
Colum Morningstar
Kenstin Nnaji
Glenn Bass
Kyle Gustafson
Luis Jimenez
Michelle Maradie
Don Natione
Marie Maurice
Don Nations
Lauren S. Cain
Mohamed Choukair
Nedal Foto
Courtney Mills
Neves Adraio Rebello
Tom Tollerton

Storyline

Colum, a recent college graduate, is blindly navigating the increasingly violent world around him. He's looking for respect and admiration, but if he doesn't open his eyes soon he could be the next victim.

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, Step 5 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"This Is Not What You Had Planned"
Written and Performed by The Wrens

User Reviews

Middle American Beauty

There's a subtle beauty in M. Bessa and M. Schwartz's "And the Landscape Will Seem To Sway" that becomes more and more tangible as the picture progresses. A dolly shot, pushing in on the main character inside the restaurant where he works; the introduction of an old man's voice-over, covering his world view, on the soundtrack; playing the scene in the supermarket exclusively over the little boy; the last shot; even the use of "The Book of Love" over the end credits... But it's Bessa and Schwartz's ability to find poetry in the seemingly vapid terrain on suburban Florida that strikes the collective emotional chord. One does not remember individual scenes from "And the Landscape Will Seem To Sway" so much as the emotional experience he/she discovers while seeing it.