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Submit your thoughts on BROTHER TO BROTHER.
We invite you to respond to the questions below or add your comments. Selected submissions will be posted on our Talkback page, so check back regularly and join the discussion.
- The authors and artists of the Harlem Renaissance portrayed in BROTHER TO BROTHER produced groundbreaking and often controversial work, much of which is now cited as being “ahead of its time.” Do you think that controversy is a necessary or beneficial aspect in art and writing? Why or why not?
- Filmmaker Rodney Evans says that he wanted to pay homage to the bravery of these underground artists for addressing topics such as class, homosexuality and intraracial skin color prejudice. How has the landscape changed since the Harlem Renaissance (1900–1940) with regards to freedom of artistic expression? Was Evans being “brave” by making BROTHER TO BROTHER?
- “It really is about who has the power in the film industry and what stories they value,” writes Evans. “That has the largest impact on the kinds of films that are financed.” Do you agree or disagree with him? Why might it be important to fund films with diverse subject matters?
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