TRAMPS showed this film on Friday in the village hall toa packed house and stars of the film answering questions.
Dan Hartley the writer/director says:
"I grew up in the Dales. Every formative experience I had was shaped by the landscape that surrounded me. I can't begin to describe just how powerful that feeling still is to me today.
But I can show it.
In telling this story I'm coming home. I'm returning to the villages and communities that I grew up amongst and to my great delight I'm finding that the inhabitants are the same people that I grew up with. The boy from down the street is now married to the girl who lived in the farm. The builders merchant, the publican, the quarry man, they all still live here, drink there, celebrate this and disagree about that. The communities that I left behind when I was sixteen live on and I want this film to be celebration of that.
The ranger in my life was a man called Al Boughen whom I would accompany during school holidays and weekends. He was a stalwart of the community and a steward of the countryside and for a time he was a father figure to me.
In 2010 he passed and I'd like to dedicate this film to his endeavour"
Lad a Yorkshire story is about a young man whose father dies and his world collapses but with a mother that fights to keep her family together there are heart string moments, humour, tenderness and yes, laughter! Refused access to Leeds film festival owing to it not being "professional" the film has gone forward winning accolades and prestigious awards - this week being shown in Hollywood - so stuff the Leeds film festival as Tom's mother would say!
