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Michigan Theatre to screen The Brother from Another Planet film

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Assimilation is hard, especially when you’re from another planet. Meditate on the meaning of adjustment with the Michigan Theater’s upcoming screening of the 1984 Afrofuturist film, The Brother from Another Planet. Sometimes silly, but always fascinating and thoughtful, this classic sci-fi film follows a sweet-natured, mute Black man who has escaped enslavement on another planet. As ‘The Brother’ navigates Harlem, during a chase from two white Men in Black, his telekinetic and psychic powers help him adapt to new surroundings. This outsider film was written, directed and edited by John Sayles, who used money from his MacArthur Genius Grant to finance this $350,000 film. 7pm. Monday, May 8. $8/Student, $10/Adult.

Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty St, Ann Arbor

734-668-8397 | michtheater.org

The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options

Assimilation is hard, especially when you’re from another planet. Meditate on the meaning of adjustment with the Michigan Theater’s upcoming screening of the 1984 Afrofuturist film, The Brother from Another Planet. Sometimes silly, but always fascinating and thoughtful, this classic sci-fi film follows a sweet-natured, mute Black man who has escaped enslavement on another planet. As ‘The Brother’ navigates Harlem, during a chase from two white Men in Black, his telekinetic and psychic powers help him adapt to new surroundings. This outsider film was written, directed and edited by John Sayles, who used money from his MacArthur Genius Grant to finance this $350,000 film. 7pm. Monday, May 8. $8/Student, $10/Adult.

Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty St, Ann Arbor

734-668-8397 | michtheater.org

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