PREVIEW: Songs My Brothers Taught Me (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

John Reddy (film debut), Jashaun St. John (The Short History of the Long Road), Travis Lone Hill (film debut), Taysha Fuller (film debut), Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Allen Reddy (The Rider), Justin Reddy (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Chloé Zhao (The Rider), director, writer, producer, editor; Mollye Asher (She’s Lost Control), Nina Yang Bongiovi (Fruitvale Station), Angela C. Lee (film debut) and Forest Whitaker (Sorry to Bother You), producers; Peter Golub (The Great Debaters), composer; Joshua James Richards (God’s Own Country), cinematographer; Alan Canant (And Then I Go), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Johnny (Reddy) and his sister Jashaun (St. John) live on Pine Ridge Reservation with their single mother Lisa (Bedard), while their older brother is in prison. When their father suddenly dies, Johnny is tempted to leave reservation life behind for a chance to reside in Los Angeles, even if it means leaving his beloved sister behind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Before you check out her Oscar-tipped work in Nomadland, don’t miss your chance to see Chloé Zhao’s debut feature from 2015, available for the first time in the UK.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH APRIL 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

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