Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day is a 1996 drama film written and directed by Christopher Münch about a Chinese-American's attempt at saving the Yosemite Valley Railroad in post-WWII California.

She praised the film's cinematography, saying "Whether capturing the natural beauty of clouds and wilderness or the grand old trains that summon a vivid American past, the film's look is extraordinarily eloquent and pure.

"[4] The Baltimore Sun gave the film a very positive review, which said "Munch has taken a kernel of a true story and made of it a richly contemplative work.

It is a celebration of cinema and of railroads, which when joined, have a unique and romantic capacity for transporting us to a different time and place."

Comparing the cinematography to photos of Yosemite by Ansel Adams, reviewer Kevin Thomas concluded that the film is a "wedding of dreams and technology" and "a beguiling, unique reverie.