Brother – is an emotional journey of a person who gives up on their roots to build a connection that would make them stronger. It’s about how we lose and find each other. It’s about each of us.
Synopsis
With his wedding to Carlos approaching, Tony, a young immigrant to the US, invites his conservative older sister to the ceremony – a fateful decision that forces Tony to choose between his family and his freedom. IMDB.
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Cast & Crew
- Cast: Anton Paraskiva, Evgeniia Tikhonova, Felipe Augusto, Beatriz Jamaica
- Writer & Director: Aleksei Borovikov
- Producers: Chris Sonnenschein, Aleksei Borovikov
- Associate Producer: Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali
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Awards
- Best Short Film at the Orchid International Queer Film Festival
- Best Short Film at the PRIDE Queer Film Festival
- Audience Favorite Narrative at Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival
- Best Student Film at Boomtown Film & Music Festival
- Silver Telly Award Winner in non-broadcast student category at The Telly Awards
- Best International Short Film at The Out & Loud – Pune International Queer Film Festival
- Excellence Award in student category at LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival
- Best Student Film of the month at the Changing Face International Film Festival
- Best Student Film by the Canadian Cinematography Awards
- Best Student Film by the Centre Film Festival
- Audience Choice – Best Student Film by the FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival
- Best Director – Student Film at the FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival
- Best Student Director at the European Cinematography Awards
- Best LGBTQ Film at the RedWood Film Festival
- Best LGBTQ+ Film at the New York Cinematography Awards
- Best of Fest by the Gay Binge Film Festival
- Best Foreign Supporting Actress at the Internacional Queer Film Festival, Playa del Carmen
- Platinum – Best LGBTQ Short at the Independent Shorts Awards
- Platinum – Best Student Male Director at the Independent Shorts Awards
- Platinum – Best Ensemble Cast at the Independent Shorts Awards
- Gold – Best Original Story at the Independent Shorts Awards
Accolades
- Honourable Mention – Cine Pobre Film Festival, Mexico
- Honourable Mention – Blackbird Film Festival, USA
- Honourable Mention – Reel Out Charlotte, USA
- Honourable Mention – Hollywood New Directors, USA
- Honourable Mention – Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival
- Semi Finalist – Near Nazareth Festival (NNF), Israel
- Finalist – Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival, Italy
- Nominee – Best Original Score – Changing Face International Film Festival
- Nominee – Best Actor in a Student Film – Changing Face International Film Festival
- Nominee – Best Foreign Supporting Actor – Internacional Queer Film Festival
- Nominee – Best Fiction Short – Omovies International Film Festival
- Nominee – Best Short Film Cinematography – Los Angeles Cinematography Awards
Screenings
- Macon Film Festival, Macon, GA, USA, August 2024
- Orchid International Queer Film Festival, Rosarito, BC, Mexico, August 2024
- Muskoka Queer Film Festival (MQFF), Bracebridge, ON, Canada, June 2024
- NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 2024
- Jacksonville Film Festival, Jacksonville, FL, USA, April 2024
- TAG! Queer Shorts Festival, Portland, OR, USA, April 2024
- Chicago Southland International Film Festival, University Park, IL, USA, April 2024
- FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 2024
- Omovies International Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, December 2023
- West Bengal Short Film Festival, Howrah, West Bengal, India, November 2023
- Encartaciones Film and Video Festival, Zalla, Spain, November 2023
- Diogenes Film Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia, November 2023
- Internacional Queer Film Festival, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, November 2023
- Isabela International Film Festival, Isabela, PR, USA, November 2023
- Lake County Film Festival, Grayslake, IL, USA, November 2023
- Centre Film Festival, Philipsburg, PA, USA, November 2023
- OutReels, Cincinnati, OH, USA, October 2023
- Sioux City International Film Festival, Sioux City, IA, USA, October 2023
- Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 2023
- San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2023
- CINEMA DIVERSE: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, USA, October 2023
- OUT at the Movies, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, October 2023
- QFest New Jersey LGBT Film and Digital Media Festival, Asbury Park, NJ, USA, September 2023
- Burbank International Film Festival, Burbank, CA, USA, September 2023
- Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF), Chicago, IL, USA, September 2023
- SOHO International Film Festival, New York, NY, USA, September 2023
- Mosaic World Film Festival, Rockford, IL, USA, September 2023
- All Genders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF), Austin, TX, USA, August 2023
- OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, Durham, NC, USA, August 2023
- FilmPride Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Brighton, UK, August 2023
- Interrobang Film Festival, Des Moines, IA, USA, June 2023
- KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai, India, June 2023
- Out & Loud – Pune International Queer Film Festival, Pune, India, May 2023
- Boomtown Film & Music Festival, Beaumont, TX, USA, May 2023
- LGBT+ Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, April 2023
- Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival, DeKalb, IL, USA, April 2023
- Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, MI, USA, April 2023
- PRIDE Queer Film Festival, Perth, Australia, March 2023
- Borrego Springs Film Festival (BSFF), Borrego Springs, CA, USA, January 2023