Propelled by the pulsing beats of Toronto's early hip hop scene, BROTHER is the story of Francis and Michael, sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into young men. Exploring themes of masculinity, identity and family, a mystery unfolds during the sweltering summer of 1991, and escalating tensions set off a series of events that change the course of the brothers' lives forever. BROTHER crafts a timely story about the profound bond between siblings, the resilience of a community and the irrepressible power of music.

Guest: Born in Montego, Jamaica, CLEMENT VIRGO is a Toronto-based creative and multi-talent with a long list of titles under his belt, including writer, producer, director and co-founder of Conquering Lion Pictures, a company he founded with fellow CFC alumnus Damon D'Oliveira, whom he met while participating in the CFC's film residency program in 1992. Since then, Clement, who is now a Board Member at the CFC, has become one of Canada's foremost film/TV directors and one of the leading figures in the screen industry. His TV directing credits include Empire (Fox), The Wire (HBO), and the OWN network drama series Greenleaf (2017), on which he also served as Executive Producer with Oprah Winfrey. Clement's most recent feature film Brother, based on the award-winning novel by David Chariandy, premiered at TIFF

2022. He directed and co-wrote the 2015 miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes, which was nominated for two U.S. Critics Choice Television Awards and four 2015 NAACP Image Awards. In 1993, Clement made a short film at the CFC that won Best Canadian Short Film at TIFF the same year. His first feature film, RUDE, premiered at Cannes in 1995 and played festivals around the world. His additional feature films include Poor Boy's Game and Lie With Me, which played top tier festivals and solid in over 40 countries.