The Last Mountain 2004
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Sally Rubin
Directed by Sally Rubin
DVD, color, 23 min.
Sr. High - Adult
Adolescence, Biography, Death & Dying, Psychology, Storytelling
Date Entered: 06/07/2007
Reviewed by Brad Eden, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication, University of California, Santa BarbaraThis film examines the circumstances surrounding the death of the filmmaker's father in a mysterious hiking accident. Nine years after he died, she and her family opens up a box that they filled with various facts and information at the time of his death, and then stored away. Together with her family, the filmmaker returns to the mountain on which her father died, and they explore together their grief and anger over his death.
This movie deals with the stark reality of death, how it affects people (especially when it is tragic), and the search for meaning surrounding death and dying. An excellent film to explore this topic with young people.