''Brother, I Cry'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jessie Anthony and released in 2020. The film stars Justin Rain as Jon, a young

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man struggling with

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. The film's cast also includes Lauren Hill, Violet Cameron, Jay Cardinal Villeneuve,

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, Odessa Shuquaya, Joe Buffalo, Sarah Kelley, Lesley Mirza and Loren Anthony. Anthony wrote the film while studying at

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, before being accepted into

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's Talent to Watch program. It was shot in the

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area in 2018. The film premiered at the

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, where Anthony won the award for British Columbia Emerging Filmmaker.Craig Takeuchi
"VIFF 2020: Vancouver's Karen Lam and Capilano University grad Jessie Anthony win B.C. film awards"
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'', September 27, 2020. The film subsequently won the Audience Choice award at the 2020

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