Backyard
1976, English. Directed by Paul Winkler.
“This was my first film using the matte-box. Using images of my own backyard, I found that I could create a kind of mysterious story, an almost supernatural effect. The mystery is never revealed, but there is something there. By photographing tiny vertical slivers through different mattes and lenses, carefully rewinding the film in the camera, then exposing bit by bit, I achieved this ‘corrugated’ effect. All of a sudden you get motion in something where there is no motion.” (Paul Winkler)
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- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 January 1976
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Backyard runs 15 minutes (0h 15m).
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Backyard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Backyard?
Backyard (1976) was directed by Paul Winkler.