“It shows how films can cut, probe and wound. It can awaken a sense of fair play in the audience. And in its fantasy and symbolism, it evokes a mystery level, beneath explanation. Most movies are over when they're over. This one is only beginning.”
- Roger Ebert
Originally debuted at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, where it was one of only 18 films selected to screen in competition, Follow Me Home will be available for streaming without charge at www.followmehomethemovie.com from October 22nd through November 4th with a series of curated talkbacks to follow.
A cross-country joyride becomes a transformative spiritual journey for five lost souls in Follow Me Home, a bold and original reevaluation of race and class in America from writer and director Peter Bratt (La Mission).
Chicano cousins Tudee (Jesse Borrego) and Abel (Benjamin Bratt), and their fellow street artists, Native American Freddy (Steve Reevis) and African American Kaz (Calvin Levels), load up their van with paint and supplies, then set out for Washington, D.C. Their mission: to tell their story by covering the White House with vivid images of their American history. Along the way they are joined by Evey (Oscar® nominee Alfre Woodard), a quiet woman carrying a tragic burden.
Each of the travelers harbors a secret longing that will reveal itself in the vast Southwestern desert, threatening to end their quest almost before it starts. Forced to face hostile locals and their own worst fears, a spiritual connection allows voices from the past to bleed into the now as they battle a familiar adversary. Challenging long-held beliefs about race, gender, and identity in America, Follow Me Home is a powerful celebration of art, history, music and community that resonates even more deeply in the context of today’s racial reckoning.
Follow Me Home is written and directed by Peter Bratt (La Mission, Dolores). The film stars Alfre Woodard (Clemency, Captain America: Civil War), Benjamin Bratt (La Mission, Dr. Strange), Jesse Borrego (Phoenix, Oregon; Blood In, Blood Out), Steve Reevis (Fargo, Dances With Wolves), Calvin Levels (Ragtime, “The Atlanta Child Murders”) and Salma Hayek (Frida, Desperado). It is produced by Peter Bratt, Benjamin Bratt, Alan Renshaw (The Spirit of ’76) and Irene Romero.
