"Brotherly" is an 11-minute short film from 7 years ago written by Joe Brouillette and directed by J.C. Oliva. It is about a fully grown man in an interrogation chamber and he tells us about how his parents were alcoholics and how he and his brother comforted each other, but also how their comforting quickly resulted into a sexual incestuous relationship. I myself kept wondering why is he in the chamber. Did he commit a crime? And as we find out in the end I am the guy with him in the chamber, so shouldn't I (if anybody) know what he is suspected of. Too bad this did not work out, there is some potential here and Kevin Fabian does an okay job as the main character. The kids' acting is forgettable. Maybe the reason why this did not turn out so well is because the writer/director duo simply lacked experience when they made this one. Not a great watch by any means. Thumbs down. I guess these Gay/Lesbian film festivals really award every mediocre movie out there as long as it has some reference to what they stand for. Embarrassing, really.
Review of Brotherly
