Prodigal Sons
"Don't give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible." — Orson Welles
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Shelly Verwolf

Shelly Verwolf Hey..I grew up in Helena and me and my siblings all played tennis with Todd. Can't wait to see the video..how can I get a copy?- Shelly Verwolf

November 9 at 1:28am · Report
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Dominika

Dominika Prodigal Sons is coming to Toronto! after seeing it on CBC cant stop thinking about it! so glad to be able to see it again. Nov 6 at 915pm part of 17th annual rendezvous with madness film festival. great news!

November 1 at 8:54pm · Report
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After the film director Kimberly Reed will be part of a panel discussion about the film. Please join us!
November 2 at 8:51am
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PRODIGAL SONS is at the DOK Leipzig Market.

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-...estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera. Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.

—Shaz Bennett, Director of Programming, AFI Film Festival

For more information visit:
http://www.dok-leipzig.de/v2/cms/en/home/index.html
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Time:8:00AM Monday, October 26th
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Join us for the screening of PRODIGAL SONS at the 20th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high school reu...nion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera. Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.

—Shaz Bennett, Director of Programming, AFI Film Festival

For more information visit:
http://hklgff.hk/en/screening-schedule/screening-schedule/
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Time:9:50PM Thursday, November 26th
Location:Broadway Cinematheque
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Prodigal Sons
Join us for the screening of PRODIGAL SONS at the 17th Annual Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival.

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high sch...ool reunion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera. Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.

—Shaz Bennett, Director of Programming, AFI Film Festival

For more information visit:
http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/program.php#ProdigalSons
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Followed by panel discussion including director Kimberly Reed
Time:9:15PM Friday, November 6th
Location:Queen Street Mental Health Centre
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October 30 at 7:47am
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Join us for the second screening of PRODIGAL SONS at the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival.

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high ...school reunion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera. Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.

—Shaz Bennett, Director of Programming, AFI Film Festival

For more information visit:
http://www.dmzdocs.com/
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Time:8:00PM Sunday, October 25th
Location:Cinus Eche, Screen 8
Prodigal Sons

Prodigal Sons
Join us for the first screening of PRODIGAL SONS at the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival.

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high s...chool reunion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender. Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera. Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.

—Shaz Bennett, Director of Programming, AFI Film Festival

For more information visit:
http://www.dmzdocs.com/
Read More

Time:6:00PM Saturday, October 24th
Location:Cinus Eche, Screen 5
Michał Oleszczyk

Michał Oleszczyk Join us in Kraków, Poland, tonite for the screening of PRODIGAL SONS and a Q&A with Kimberly Reed!

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October 17 at 2:37am · Report
Anne

Anne I saw this at the Rochester, NY ImageOut film festival and was blown away. Thank you Kimberly for sharing your story and your family's story with us.

October 15 at 6:39pm · Report
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