My Brother

(Mi Hermano)

Alana Simões / Mexico, Spain / 2018 / 71 min
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  • International Baja California Film Festival

    Best Documentary

  • International Film Festival Veracruz

    Marcel Sisniega Award, Special Mention

  • José Rovirosa Awards, Filmoteca UNAM

    Honorific Mention

  • Guadalajara International Film Festival

  • Sheffield Doc Fest-Plataforma Doc/Player

  • Maine International Film Festival

  • Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci

  • DocxMx

  • DocsPuebla

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Synopsis

Spanish and Russian with English subtitles - Spanish language audio description available *

With Alexey Ruigómez, Mateio Ruigómez, Pedro Ruigómez, Gabriela Ruigómez

A touching experience for the film’s subjects and its audience, My Brother follows a single unmarried woman, Gabriela, as she and her adoptive son, Alexey, decide to adopt a second boy, Mateo.

Brazilian Filmmaker Alana Simões followed the lives of the family with her camera in hand for nine years, gathering more than 150 hours of footage. The result is a candid portrayal of the relationship between Alexey and Mateo, demonstrating what it means to build bonds of reciprocal trust despite the internal conflicts they face.

* Spanish language audio description available via All4Access App and/or .wav file when purchasing a DSL license.

Accessibility for these films was created by DICAPTA and funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education- Office of Special Education-OSEP, project “Enhanced Access to Video for Students with Sensory Disabilities through Emerging Technology,” TV Access H327C210001.

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About the Director

Alana Simões is a documentary film director. She graduated from the International School of Cinema and Television in Cuba (EICTV), specializing in Documentary Film. She also holds a master’s degree in Philosophy from the 17, Institute of Critical Studies. Simões has been a recipient of FONCA and IMCINE support programs on several occasions. As a juror, she has participated in the Havana International Film Festival, DocTV Latam, and DocsMX. She has also served on the board of directors of DOCMA (Madrid Documentary Film Association) and co-created the cultural event 3XDOC: Meeting of Creators, held annually in Madrid. She is currently a member of the academic staff at the Jesuit University of Guadalajara (ITESO), where she serves as creative coordinator of MOIRA, Transit Narratives Lab. She directed the documentary feature Cracked, nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Ariel Awards.

Press

“A poetic reflection on family ties.” – La Cronica de Hoy

“The film also reflects the call of an early vocation, dance.” – El Informador

“No doubt an intimate, warm, close, and emotional documentary.” – Ricardo Melendez, Sombra Emergente

Notes on the Film

“I see this relationship I’ve followed for years, as the purest manifestation of affection: the chosen brotherhood, the shared orphanage.”

– Alana Simões, Director

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