Led by two fine lead performances, Brother to Brother is a moving and thought-provoking dramatization of the Harlem Renaissance. Read critic reviews
Brother to Brother
2004, Drama/Lgbtq+, 1h 34m
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Perry (Anthony Mackie) is a would-be painter struggling to find his voice as an artist and his identity as a black gay man. When his disapproving father kicks him out, he winds up in a homeless shelter where he meets a sympathetic gay poet named Bruce (Roger Robinson). As they get to know each other, Perry learns that Bruce was at the center of the 1920s and '30s Harlem Renaissance and faced many of the same prejudices and challenges in his day that Perry faces now.
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Genre: Drama, Lgbtq+
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Original Language: English
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Director: Rodney Evans
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Producer: Rodney Evans
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Writer: Rodney Evans
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: Wolfe Video
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As an Anthony Mackie fan I was curious. This is a wonderful movie and educational too. Disappointed that it didn't receive a much wider distribution. Quite a few actors from the HBO series The Wire in this one!
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A friend's recommendation reminded me that I saw this stunning documentary-style-film on PBS's Independent Lens. The literary world of the Harlem Renaissance is more central to this than homosexuality amongst African American men (see Paris is Burning for the best film on that topic). It's admirable unabashed reality and as result, quite depressing at moments with an overall tone of bittersweetness. I think this is a very important film for young artists, especially writers, to see.
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