Private Project

My Brother

(For screeners: VO starts at 4:05) Democracy is at stake, always. And I think Richard Rorty suggested that the survival of the species is linked to our ability to radically extend our sense of family. With this, My Brother is a structuralist-essay document about my brother, Phil. I hate him and I love him.

  • Steve Wetzel
    Director
  • Steve Wetzel
    Writer
  • Phil
    Key Cast
    "Phil"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 29, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1920X1080
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Steve Wetzel

Stephen Wetzel is an artist and Associate Professor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over the past several decades Steve has produced over a dozen works of experimental and observational documentary (anthromentary) including Men's Hockey (2003); From the Archives of an Inventor (2009); and Aquarius the Waterman (2018). Wetzel’s creative and research interests, found in both his video work and writing (published by the Green Gallery Press), include ethnography, the social construction of reality, and the rendering of everyday life. Currently in production is a series of videos about his brother Phil, including an adaptation of King Lear starring Phil—a project Phil knows nothing about, unawares and such.

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