Brothers of the Borderland | |
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Directed by | Julie Dash |
Screenplay by | Ronald Taylor |
Narrated by | Oprah Winfrey |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Brothers of the Borderland is a 2004 film directed by American filmmaker Julie Dash. The film is on display as an immersive film experience at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. [1]
Brothers of the Borderland tells the story of a female slave who escapes to freedom with assistance from John Parker, a free black man, and Rev. John Rankin, a white minister. [2] The 25-minute-long film features narration from Oprah Winfrey and displays in an immersive, experiential theater. [1] The film takes place on the Kentucky- Ohio border and features a crossing of the Ohio River. [3]
The Cincinnati Enquirer described the film as a "full sensory experience" inside a "tree-lined 'environmental' theater where fog rises from the floor and 'bullets' whiz by." [3]