Brooks Films

From Upstanders to Killer Rabbits: January News from Brooks Films

From Upstanders to Killer Rabbits: January News from Brooks Films The winner of three prizes at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, Watchers of the Sky uncovers the forgotten life of Raphael Lemkin—the man who created the word “genocide” and believed the law could protect the world from mass atrocities. Inspired by the…

All manners of depravity: Brooks Films goes for the gore in October

All manners of depravity: Brooks Films goes for the gore in October Two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) follows Grammy-nominated R&B dynamo Sharon Jones during the most courageous year of her life. Often compared to the legendary James Brown because of her powerful and energetic performances, Jones is no stranger to chall...