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Apr 3, 2022 · Songs My Brothers Taught Me follows JaShaun Winters (JaShaun St. John) as her brother Johnny (John Reddy) prepares to leave South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation for an uncertain life in Los Angeles with his girlfriend. With an emotionally distant mother, the bond between siblings is close.
Apr 9, 2021 · As is now Zhao’s trademark, Songs focuses in on a family playing lightly fictionalised versions of themselves – in this case teenager Johnny (John Reddy) and his young sister Jashaun (Jashaun St John), Lakota siblings living on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation. After their mum turns to drink following the death of their estranged dad ...
A naturalistic drama that quietly earns its emotional resonance, Songs My Brothers Taught Me further establishes writer-director Chloé Zhao as a gifted filmmaker and empathetic storyteller.
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May 28, 2021 · Songs My Brothers Taught Me’s strengths lie in its honesty and accuracy. A highly realistic narrative, it tells the very real story of a young man looking for an escape from a community that is weighing him down.
Apr 3, 2021 · Songs my Brothers Taught Me While not in the same league as Nomadland, Chloe Zhao's debut holds its own merit and reflects the director's distinctive sensibility - on Mubi on Friday, April 9th Director(s)
Mar 8, 2020 · For me the weakness in Songs My Brothers Taught Me lies not in the pacing but in the failure to give the main narrative its head in the last third. As the time for Johnny's departure draws nearer one needs a stronger dramatic sense to drive the film.
May 6, 2021 · Verdict. Beautifully composed, Songs My Brothers Taught Me is an often touching tale of a forgotten community. People looking for an engaging story may come away from Zhao’s debut feeling a little underwhelmed but fans of quiet, Malickian dramas will find plenty to love.
