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Songs my brothers taught me / written, directed and edited by Chloé Zhao ; produced by Chloé Zhao, Angela C. Lee, Mollye Asher ; produced by Forest Whitaker & Nina Yang Bongiovi ; produced in association with Nifty Pictures, Standalone Productions ; in association with Heartheaded Productions ; a Significant production.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K20709 | Kino LorberLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786316551221
  • 6316551223
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Joshua James Richards ; editors, Alan Canant, Chloé Zhao ; music, Peter Golub.
Cast: John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Taysha Fuller, Eléonore Hendricks, Travis Lone Hill, Irene Bedard, Dakota Brown, Cat Clifford, Jorge Dullknife, Kevin Hunter, Justin Reddy, Alan Reddy, Derrick Janis.Summary: "Songs My Brothers Taught Me is a compelling and complex portrait of modern day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that explores the bond between a brother (John Reddy) and his younger sister (Jashaun St .John), who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home. The film sensitively infiltrates isolated Indian Country to offer a rare, modern gaze keenly felt through the eyes of its magnetic, non-professional lead actors, providing a universally resonant tale"--Container.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New DRAMA SONGS OF Available 33111011186141
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The story is set in the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; most of the key players are young Lakota Native Americans.

DVD, NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

In English; closed-captioned in English.

John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Taysha Fuller, Eléonore Hendricks, Travis Lone Hill, Irene Bedard, Dakota Brown, Cat Clifford, Jorge Dullknife, Kevin Hunter, Justin Reddy, Alan Reddy, Derrick Janis.

Director of photography, Joshua James Richards ; editors, Alan Canant, Chloé Zhao ; music, Peter Golub.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Filmed on location on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

"Songs My Brothers Taught Me is a compelling and complex portrait of modern day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that explores the bond between a brother (John Reddy) and his younger sister (Jashaun St .John), who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home. The film sensitively infiltrates isolated Indian Country to offer a rare, modern gaze keenly felt through the eyes of its magnetic, non-professional lead actors, providing a universally resonant tale"--Container.

Extras: bloopers, deleted scenes, interview with director Chloé Zhao, trailer.

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