7:00 p.m.	My Brother’s Wedding Charles Burnett (U.S., 1983/2007)

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Pulled in opposite directions by loyalty to family and friends, Pierce Mundy feels suspended in place. Recently laid off from his factory job, he marks time working at his family’s dry cleaning store under the watchful eye of his mother. In the face of a diminished future, the return of Pierce’s best friend, Soldier, holds out the hope of a nostalgic escape to childhood, albeit one burdened by the decimation of his generation through violence and incarceration. Burnett reveals, through incidents and episodes both humorous and poignant, the network of relationships that pull and tug at the characters’ lives. After a troubled production, My Brother’s Wedding premiered in 1984 but it wasn’t released theatrically until 1991. We are presenting the 2007 director’s cut, which, at thirty minutes shorter, reflects Burnett’s original intentions.

—Paul Malcolm

• Written and photographed by Burnett. With Everett Silas, Jessie Holmes, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, Dennis Kemper. (82 mins, Color, DigiBeta, From Milestone Films)

Preceded by:
A Little off Mark
(Robert Wheaton, U.S., 1986)

Writer-director Robert Wheaton’s story of a shy guy trying all the wrong moves to meet the right girl rides high on a romantic sensibility. (9 mins, B&W, DigiBeta transfer from 16mm)

Total running time: 91 mins