This film is dedicated to Matthew Rudnick and all the people who have lost their lives to opioid addiction.
Director and Producer
Joanna Rudnick
Co-Producer
Erika Brekke
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Editor
Eli Olson
Director of Animation
Andrew Lyndon
Associate Director of Animation
Patrick Zimmerman
Storyboard Artist & Art Director
Nick Francis
Directors of Photography
Andrew Lyndon (Animation)
Robin Mortarotti (Live Action)
Patrick Zimmerman (Animation)
Compositors
Bryce Hagan
Andrew Lyndon
Patrick Zimmerman
Rotoscope Animators
Tatiana Ray (Lead Artist and Supervisor)
Jane Elliott
Sabrina Ilumin
Kolmel Love
Tara Rose Morris
Jeff Sant
Hand Drawn Animators
Kay Liu
Oliv Roe
Animation Assistants
Lauren Chanel Allen
Terrance Graven
Jane Elliott
Kiera Harris
Sabrina Illumin
Nidhi Reddy
Composer
William Ryan Fritch
Post Production Sound
Rerecording Mixer: Bijan Sharifi
Sound Designer and Dialogue Editor: Bijan Sharifi
Manager: Becky Korman
Colorist
Sean Wells
Executive In Charge Of Production
Royd Chung
Senior Manager, Short-Form Content
Pamela Torno
Supervising Producer
Clare Chambers
Associate Producer
Susan Cohen
Animation Supervisor
Patrick Zimmerman
Title Design
Nick Francis
Yiqian Peng
Patrick Zimmerman
Background Artist
Nick Francis
Additional Animation
Josh Gibbs
Bryce Hagan
Aloicia Chaieun Lee
Andrew Lyndon
Ethan Marler
Dion Wan
Jared Wenzhe Xu
First Assistant Director (Live Action)
Eli Olson
Fair Use Opinion
Peter Jaszi
Cultural Sensitivity Consultant
James Henderson
Production Assistance
JFI Filmmakers in Residence Program
Research Assistance
Ian McLoone
Zachary Siegel
Mark Willenbring, MD
Special Thanks
Lance Barber
Maggie Bowman
Jordan Gimbel
Tim Horsburgh
Brian Leonard
Justine Nagan
Cookie Rudnick
Danny Rudnick
Ellen Rudnick
Lucy Rudnick
Matt Rudnick
Lisa Stempel
Sam Stempel
Funding Provided by
Fork Films
Independent Lens Short-Form Funding Provided By:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Acton Family Giving
Ford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
BROTHER is a co-production of STORIED STUDIOS, LLC and INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS), with funding provided by the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB).
This program was produced by STORIED STUDIOS, LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.
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Brother
Premiered July 6, 2022
A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
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About the Documentary
A filmmaker’s intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction.
The Filmmaker
Joanna Rudnick is an Emmy-nominated and duPont Award-winning director and producer. Her films have broadcast on PBS, BBC, HBO, ShortsTV, and Al Jazeera America, as well as several other broadcasters around the world. Joanna enjoyed tenures at American Masters and Kartemquin Films. She received an MA in Science, Health & Environmental Journalism from NYU.
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