Rodney Evans

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Rodney Evans

Rodney Evans is a fiction and documentary filmmaker. His films include BROTHER TO BROTHER (Sundance-Special Jury Prize, Berlinale) and VISION PORTRAITS (SxSW, Frameline-Best Documentary). Evans is a Guggenheim Fellow, Sundance Momentum Fellow, Ford/Mellon Disability Futures Fellow and an NEH/Firelight Media Spark Fund Award Recipient.

Known For

GummoGummo · 1997
Gummo
★ 6.61997
MovieDrama
Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.
Brother to BrotherBrother to Brother · 2004
Brother to Brother
★ 5.72004
MovieDrama
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
The Happy SadThe Happy Sad · 2013
The Happy Sad
★ 5.22013
MovieRomanceDrama
Two young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms, explore sexual identity, and redefine monogamy.
The Mountain KingThe Mountain King · 2000
The Mountain King
★ 5.32000
MovieRomanceDrama
A reserved young man meets an impulsive stranger on a secluded beach. Their brief friendship leaves each subtly changed.
Vision PortraitsVision Portraits · 2019
Vision Portraits
★ 7.02019
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Rodney Evans embarks on a scientific and artistic journey, questioning how his loss of vision might impact his creative future. Through illuminating portraits of three artists: a photographer (John Dugdale), a dancer (Kayla Hamilton), and a writer (Ryan Knighton), the film looks at the ways each artist was affected by the loss of their vision and the ways in which their creative process has changed or adapted.
MayMay · 2019
May
2019
MovieDrama
A weary white French professor and a young black drug dealer share an impalpable connection on a single night in Philadelphia.
PortalPortal · 2022
Portal
2022
Movie
Reflections on connection during the pandemic, and finding joy in small and unsuspecting ways.
Persistence of VisionPersistence of Vision · 2016
Persistence of Vision
★ 1.02016
MovieDocumentary
This poignant documentary portrait by writer, director, and producer Rodney Evans chronicles the experiences and creative process of photographer John Dugdale as he adapts to his loss of vision due to an HIV-related illness.

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