The Brother from Another Planet
He's not just another out-of-towner...
Directed by John Sayles
Produced by A-Train Films
A satirical science-fiction allegory that uses an alien outsider navigating Harlem to explore themes of displacement, otherness, and belonging with wry humor and social commentary.
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
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