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PRODIGAL SONS
USA 2008 86 HDCam Color-B&W
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Film description
Kimberly Reed returns home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion, hoping for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way, Prodigal Sons uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries, and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed’s rare access delicately reveals not only the family’s most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births and commitments of all kinds. This unflinching look at identity and the past challenges us to wonder if we can ever truly become someone new.
Awards
Special Jury Award – Florida FF 2009, USA
Jury Prize – Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian FF 2009
Special Award for Bravery in Storytelling, Special Jury Award – Nashville FF 2009, USA
Best Documentary – New York Lesbian and Gay FF 2009
Jury Prize – Tampa International Gay and Lesbian FF 2009, USA
Audience Award – Dublin GAZE FF 2009, Ireland
Honorable Mention – Viennale FF 2009, Austria
Volunteer Award – San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009, USA
Audience Award / Palm Springs IFF 2009, USA
FIPRESCI Award – Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2009, Greece
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