Los hermanos = The brothers / Patchwork Films presents ; a film by Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider ; a co-production of Patchworks Films and Independent Television Service ; in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ; produced and directed by Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Jarmel, Marcia, film director, film producer.

Schneider, Ken, film director, film producer.

López-Gavilan, Aldo, performer, composer, on-screen participant.

Gavilán, Ilmar, performer, on-screen participant.

PatchWorks Films, production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), production company.

Good Docs (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

López-Gavilan, Aldo.

Gavilán, Ilmar.

Musicians--Cuba--Biography.

Musicians.

Geopolitics--Social aspects.

Geopolitics.

Brothers--Family relationships.

Brothers.

Cuba--Relations--United States.

Cuba.

United States--Relations--Cuba.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (1 hr., 24 min.) : digital, sound, color

Other Title:

Brothers

Place of Publication:

[Pasadena, California] : [Distributed by] GOOD DOCS, [2020]

Language Note:

In English and Spanish, with English subtitles; closed captioning available.

Summary:

Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López-Gavilán are virtuoso musicians born in Havana--brothers long separated by geopolitics. Ilmar left for Moscow at fourteen, sent by the Cuban government to study classical violin, while Aldo grew up mentored by Cuba's august jazz and classical pianists. After 30 years, a thaw in US-Cuba relations offers the brothers the chance for a U.S. concert tour together. But just as they hit their stride, Castro dies and Donald Trump is elected, making the future of their dream uncertain.

Participant:

Featuring: Aldo López-Gavilán Junco, Ilmar Gavilán, the López-Gavilán family, Teresita Junco, Daiana García and the Orquesta de Cámara de La Habana, Guido López-Gavilán and the Orquesta de Cámara Música Eterna, Harlem Quartet (featuring Jaime Amador, viola; Felix Umansky, cello; Melissa White, violin and Joshua Bell, violin).

Credits:

Cinematography, Roberto Chile (Cuba) [and two others], Dave Sperling (U.S.) [and two others] ; editing, Ken Schneider, Bill Weber ; original music, Aldo López-Gavilán.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Patchwork Films, ©2020.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 01, 2021).

Publisher Number:

gd-lhtb Docuseek2