Rodney Evans Movies

  • 2013
    The Happy Sad

    The Happy Sad

    The Happy Sad

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    Two young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms,...

    The Happy Sad
  • 2004
    Brother to Brother

    Brother to Brother

    Brother to Brother

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    A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless...

    Brother to Brother
  • 2019
    May

    May

    May

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    A weary white French professor and a young black drug dealer share an impalpable connection on a single night in Philadelphia.

    May
  • 2000
    The Mountain King

    The Mountain King

    The Mountain King

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    A reserved young man meets an impulsive stranger on a secluded beach. Their brief friendship leaves each subtly changed.

    The Mountain King
  • 2019
    Vision Portraits

    Vision Portraits

    Vision Portraits

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    Filmmaker Rodney Evans embarks on a scientific and artistic journey, questioning how his loss of vision might impact his creative future. Through...

    Vision Portraits
  • 2010
    Billy & Aaron

    Billy & Aaron

    Billy & Aaron

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    A short narrative drama that explores the personal and professional dilemmas faced by the openly gay jazz composer, Billy Strayhorn, in the early...

    Billy & Aaron
  • 2000
    Two Encounters

    Two Encounters

    Two Encounters

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    Armed with hidden buttonhole cameras two gay men, one black and one white, go to two gay bars in New York, one predominantly black and one...

    Two Encounters
  • 2022
    Portal

    Portal

    Portal

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    Reflections on connection during the pandemic, and finding joy in small and unsuspecting ways.

    Portal
  • 2016
    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

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    This poignant documentary portrait by writer, director, and producer Rodney Evans chronicles the experiences and creative process of photographer...

    Persistence of Vision
  • 1997
    Close to Home

    Close to Home

    Close to Home

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    A film which explores how the past influences the present, and what it means to grow up black and gay within a homophobic Jamaican culture.

    Close to Home