Press Coverage on THE GRASS GROWS GREEN

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
A stunning film. One of the most moving and eloquent war films I've ever seen. THE GRASS GROWS GREEN reveals itself as a sobering snapshot of working class America reminiscent of a Raymond Carver short story. Beltran manages to deftly capture both the complexity and the poetry of everyday people trying to do their very best in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Unsparing, yet full of compassion and love for the people who silently bear the burden of American society on their broad backs.
-Brian O'Hare

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
THE GRASS GROWS GREEN, like Clint Eastwood's recent Iwo Jima movies - FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - succeeds in making war human.
-Chris Vognar

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
The result, handsomely photographed on 16mm film in an era when most young filmmakers opt for digital cameras, is a spare and touching drama that focuses on a side of the Iraq war that few people consider- the Marines back home who must continue to persuade new recruits to enlist, even as the news from Iraq turns graver by the hour.
-Christopher Kelly