Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Film poster
Directed byChloé Zhao
Written byChloé Zhao
Produced by
Starring
  • John Reddy
  • Jashaun St. John
CinematographyJoshua James Richards
Edited by
  • Alan Canant
  • Chloé Zhao
Distributed byKino Lorber
Release dates
  • January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27) (Sundance)
  • March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$146,476[1]

Songs My Brothers Taught Me is a 2015 American independent coming-of-age Native American drama tragedy[2] film written and directed by Chloé Zhao in her feature film directorial debut, and produced by Zhao and Forest Whitaker. Developed at the Sundance Institute workshops, the film, set in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, explores the bond between a Lakota Sioux brother and his younger sister.

The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section.[3] It was later screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it received a nomination for the Caméra d'Or Award for best first feature film.[4]

  1. ^ "Songs My Brothers Taught Me". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) - Chloé Zhao | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, archived from the original on January 8, 2024, retrieved June 10, 2021
  3. ^ "Songs My Brothers Taught Me". Sundance. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.