Brother to Brother

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Brother to Brother

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Rodney Evans
Produced by Rodney Evans
Jim McKay
Isen Robbins
Aimee Schoof
Written by Rodney Evans
Starring Anthony Mackie
Roger Robinson
Music by Barney McAll
Marc Anthony Thompson
Dave Warrin
Cinematography Harlan Bosmajian
Editing by Sabine Hoffmann
Distributed by Wolfe Releasing
Release date(s) January 17, 2004
Running time 94 minutes
Country US
Language English
IMDb profile

Brother to Brother is a film written and directed by Rodney Evans and released in 2004. The film debuted at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival before playing the gay and lesbian film festival circuit, with a limited theatrical release in late 2004.

Contents

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Art student Perry (Anthony Mackie) befriends an elderly homeless man named Bruce Nugent (Roger Robinson), who turns out to have been an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Through recalling his friendships with other important Harlem Renaissance figures Langston Hughes (Daniel Sunjata), Aaron Douglas, Wallace Thurman and Zora Neale Hurston, Bruce chronicles some of the challenges he faced as a young, black, gay writer in the 1920s. Perry discovers that the challenges of homophobia and racism he faces in the early 21st century closely parallel Bruce's.

  • Gotham Awards Breakthrough Award: Anthony Mackie - nominated; Breakthrough Director Award: Rodney Evans - nominated (2004)
  • Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Jury Award best Fiction Feature - winner (2004)
  • New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Vanguard Award - winner (2004)
  • Outfest Grand Jury Award, Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film: Roger Robinson - winner; Outstanding American Narrative Feature - winner (2004)
  • San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Audience Award Best Feature - winner (2004)
  • Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, Dramatic - winner; Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic - nominated (2004)
  • GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Film Limited Release - nominated (2005)
  • Glitter Awards Best Feature Indie Gay Film - winner (2005)
  • Independent Spirit Awards Best Debut Performance: Anthony Mackie - nominated; Best Supporting Male: Rodney Evans - nominated; Best First Screenplay: Rodney Evans - nominated; Best First Feature - nominated (2005)

Brother to Brother was released on Region 1 DVD on June 14, 2004.

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