Cult Classic Sci-Fi Indie THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET (1984)
February 22 : 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
“ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI MOVIES OF ALL TIME! A gentle-hearted satire on race and the immigrant experience…science fiction at its most succinct and humane.” – Slant Magazine
Blending sci‑fi, social satire, and street‑level realism into an indie cult classic, THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET takes a sly look at social divisions through the eyes of a mute, three-toed extraterrestrial slave who just so happens to look like an African-American man. Written and directed by indie legend John Sayles (Lone Star, Matewan), the film wittily exposes the absurdities of race, power, and cultural identification as The Brother finds community in Harlem while hiding out from international bounty hunters who seek to take him back to his home planet. It’s a quirky, political, and unmistakably human riff on the classic immigrant’s story brought to life by Joe Morton’s soulful yet wordless lead performance.
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