Restored

My Brother’s Wedding

+ pre-recorded intro by Charles Burnett

A classic of New Black Cinema, this is a vital portrait of a community at large directed by one of America’s great film artists with a strongly independent vision.

  • Director

    Charles Burnett

  • With

    Everett Silas, Jessie Holms, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, Ronald E. Bell

  • USA 1983/2007. 81min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    12A

A young man, living with his parents, works in their dry-cleaning shop in South Central LA. He has no prospects but, unlike his successful brother and rich fiancée, he cares deeply about his community and working-class values. When his best friend is released from prison, trouble lies in store. Rich in detail and with a strong sense of place, this humorous and poignant tragi-comedy, the second feature by the director of Killer of Sheep, is a revelation.

Restored in 4K in 2025 by Milestone Films in collaboration with UCLA Film & Television Archive and Berkley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Restoration supervised by Charles Burnett in collaboration with Jillian Borders and Maya S. Cade.