Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.Anthony Mackie (Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) gave a terrific, if little-seen early performance in this drama from director Rodney Evans.
Brother to Brother won major awards at Sundance and Outfest, only get lost in the shuffle upon wide release back in 2004.The film tells the story of Perry, (Mackie) a gay college student disowned by his family for his homosexuality.
While studying art, he develops a friendship with Bruce (Roger Robinson), an elderly black, gay artist who lived through the Harlem Renaissance.