Brother to Brother (2004)

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.

Director:

Rodney Evans

Writer:

Rodney Evans

Stars:

Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Alex Burns

8 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Mackie	...	Perry
Roger Robinson	...	Bruce
Alex Burns	...	Jim
Kevin Jackson	...	Isaiah - College Professor
Billoah Greene	...	Rahsan
Brad Bailey	...	Subway Grifter (as Brad Baily)
Brian Everett Chandler	...	Mr. Williams
Shantell Herndon	...	Classroom Girl #1
Ryan Michelle Bathe	...	Classroom Girl #2
Duane Boutte	...	Young Bruce (as Duane Boutté)
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Marcus (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Curtis McClarin	...	Black Man on Subway (as Curtis L. McClarin)
Michael Mosley	...	White Man #1 on Subway
Daniel Stewart Sherman	...	White Man #2 on Subway
Olubunmi Banjoko

Storyline

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | harlem renaissance | gay teenager | new york city | manhattan new york city | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Wolfe Releasing [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Irmão Pra Irmão

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miasma Films, C-Hundred Film Corporation, Intrinsic Value Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earle Hyman was originally cast in the role of "Bruce," played by 'Roger Robinson' in the film.

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Connections

Featured in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005)

User Reviews

Ambitious

Brother to Brother is an interesting film that highlights artists from the Harlem Renaissance and the similar plight contemporary African American artists face today. Like most first time film makers, Rodney Evans tries to accomplish too much in his first narrative film. That he succeeds as well as he does is a testament to his talent and love for his subject manner. This is a film about thoughts and concepts, conflict comes from a deeply internal place: How does a young black artist reconcile the duality of being Black and Gay. How do you handle it when other African-Americans hatred is stronger than the solidarity you want from them? The film is lyrical, appropriately poetic and sincere. Anthony Mackie is strong as the young artist (Perry) who stumbles across an elderly writer from the renaissance who has fallen on hard times, Bruce Nugent, wonderfully played by Roger Robinson. All the performances have charm and style. Brother to Brother is not a perfect film, but without making any special allowances it is an ambitious thoughtful film. It shows a time and place almost overlooked by the general public but worth more than a second look.