Brother Born Again

Brother Born Again is an intimate documentary about Julia Pimsleur’s attempt to reconnect with her only brother, Marc, a born again Christian who spent ten years living with his spiritual family on a remote island in Alaska. Julia, a bisexual Jewish New Yorker, travels to Alaska to try to understand why Marc dropped out of college and converted to Christianity. Alternately funny and poignant, the film explores family dynamics, as well as the definition of family itself.

Reviews

"A riveting and unabashedly intimate documentary that is as much about family dynamics and lack of communication as it is about spiritual dogma or the need for spiritual community." - Loren King, Boston Globe

Screenings

2001 South by Southwest Film Festival
IFP’s Independent Night
Toronto’s InsideOut Film Festival
LA OUTFEST
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Brooklyn Museum
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Denver Jewish Film Festival
Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Pittsburgh Lesbian and Gay Film Festival