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  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary For the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, “brotherhood” is literal: they’re all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. Cohran and their mothers raised them together on Chicago’s South Side on a strict diet of jazz, funk and Black Consciousness. Family band practice began at 6 AM. Now grown, as they raise eight...

Directed By: Reuben Atlas

  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 24 m

Brothers Hypnotic

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Summary For the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, “brotherhood” is literal: they’re all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. Cohran and their mothers raised them together on Chicago’s South Side on a strict diet of jazz, funk and Black Consciousness. Family band practice began at 6 AM. Now grown, as they raise eight...

Directed By: Reuben Atlas

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Mar 24, 2014
Lively, funny and at times philosophical, Brothers Hypnotic tackles the challenges of maintaining an independent music career, as well as some knotted generational conflicts, and handles it all with great sensitivity.
By Andrew Barker FULL REVIEW
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Mar 18, 2014
We see Phil's sons honoring him while going their own ways in a years-long effort to find the right pitch.
By Aaron Cutler FULL REVIEW
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Mar 24, 2014
The fearless streak displayed by the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble deserves its equivalent in a bolder movie technique. But Mr. Atlas delivers a rousing finale.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
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Mar 23, 2014
There are grudges held amid all the good will, an intention of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble to do things on their terms, and those terms stem directly from their upbringing.
By Nick Prigge FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Pandora Film Center
Release Date Mar 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 24 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/BrothersHypnotic
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Awards

Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Savannah Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Pan African Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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