Pierce Mundy works at his parents’ South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future and his childhood buddies in prison or dead. With his best friend just getting out of jail and his brother busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman, Pierce navigates his conflicting obligations while trying to figure out what he really wants in life. Like KILLER OF SHEEP, Burnett’s MY BROTHER’S WEDDING is an eye-opening revelation — wise, funny, heartbreaking, and timeless all at once — now receiving its just theatrical release following a beautiful restoration by the Pacific Film Archive and digital re-edit by the director.
Dec 21
My Brother’s Wedding
Dir. Charles Burnett USA 82 min
1983 Milestone Film & Video
English