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Release Date:
November 11, 2020
Original Title:
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Production Companies:
ITVS
PatchWorks Films
Production Countries:
Cuba | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 84
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers suggests what is possible when walls come down, and borders are crossed. A nuanced, intensely moving view of nations long estranged, through the lens of music and family. Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, with a guest appearance by violin maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
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Associate Editor:
Daniel Chávez Ontiveros
Associate Producer:
Eréndira Olivera Benítez
Cinematography:
Roberto Chile
Rafael Solís
Dave Sperling
Co-Editor:
Bill Weber
Consulting Editor:
Douglas Blush
Consulting Producer:
Douglas Blush
Marc Smolowitz
Director:
Marcia Jarmel
Ken Schneider
Editor:
Ken Schneider
Executive Producer:
Sandie Viquez Pedlow
Jonathan Logan
Sally Jo Fifer
Music:
Aldo López Gavilán
Producer:
Marcia Jarmel
Ken Schneider
Claudia Maria Bueno
Sound Designer:
William Storkson
Supervising Producer:
Shana Swanson
David Eisenberg
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