Product Details

• Actors: Phill Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Moses Gunn, Frank Converse, Bernard Addison
• Directors: Roy Campanella II
• Writers: Roy Campanella II
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304771010
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,135 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Item Name: Brother Future; Studio: Goldhil Video

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brother Future, September 26, 2007

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Steve Spracale "mrzonk" (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother Future (DVD)

Excellent video for teaching slavery and the Civil War. I've been using it for years but now it's time to update to DVD. For the most part, the video is appropriate for middle school-levels and above. It does have a few whippings and uses some racist language but students studying this period should be able to handle it. To my astonishment, the DVD company RUINED this movie by editing it down. I don't mean by a few minutues; it went from two hours to 72 minutes. What a joke; they must of been afraid of a few bad words and some tragic violence. The company is located in Utah; that explains it right there. If you want to use this, find the OLD VIDEO that's 120 minutes. The new DVD format BLOWS!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Middle School students!, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Brother Future [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I teach South Carolina history to eighth graders and all of my students really enjoyed this film. It included all of our curriculum standards and really help to "make real" to my students what the life of a slave was like. It also emphasizes why it is important to study history. I don't often get requests from the students to own a video that we saw in class, but this really got their attention. I highly recommend it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Liked this a lot...., February 22, 2005

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Asunsetorange (Sunny Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother Future [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a family, we loved this movie. It helped my daughters appreciate more the blessings of being free, getting an education and the joy of reading. The storyline was entertaining and although it didn't depict slavery in its "naturally brutal" state, it was a great way to introduce younger children to the horrors of our past in a mild way. It was awesome seeing the abolitionist, Denmark Vesey, portrayed. Very good acting as well. Highly recommended.