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  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present––the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner, whose work captured the late 70s and early 80s cultural revolution, and his nephew’s personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle’s films and the legacy of a life cut short by the plague of AIDS.

Directed By: Aaron Brookner

Written By: Aaron Brookner

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 36 m

Uncle Howard

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present––the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner, whose work captured the late 70s and early 80s cultural revolution, and his nephew’s personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle’s films and the legacy of a life cut short by the plague of AIDS.

Directed By: Aaron Brookner

Written By: Aaron Brookner

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
73
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Nov 17, 2016
The movie is a deft sort of dual narrative.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 15, 2016
Uncle Howard begins as a slightly tentative film about a nephew’s quest to discover more about his adored film-maker uncle, Howard Brookner. But it grows into a perceptive, poignant documentary which looks at many things.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 15, 2016
This is no starry-eyed, heart-on-sleeve flashback but a low-key, respectful one, no less appealing for its relative reserve.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 15, 2016
A deeply personal piece of work that offers both an introduction (or re-introduction?) to the director’s uncle — a once-burgeoning independent filmmaker who died of AIDS in 1989 at just 31 years of age — and a somber meditation on talent lost.
By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 17, 2016
A bit disjointed but also vibrant and loving.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 13, 2016
It’s a sad project, a testament to lives cut short and stories half-told.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 15, 2016
Here is a sensitive, intelligent portrait of film director Howard Brookner.
By Andrew Pulver FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Pinball London
Release Date Nov 18, 2016
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website http://www.upsidedistribution.com/?Uncle-Howard
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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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