Uncle Howard

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Uncle Howard

Released Nov 18, 2016

1h 36m

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Director Howard Brookner's body of work is rediscovered 30 years after his death.

Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Aaron Brookner's lovely documentary starts out as one thing and then becomes several others.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Aaron Brookner's documentary Uncle Howard has a lovely scraps-and-cuttings style.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Aaron's quest to get to know the beloved uncle he lost is the journey that drives the picture, but his tendency to make the film about himself rather than Howard is misjudged.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2016

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

Legacy can be a tricky topic for any perspective documentarian to cover, but when that legacy belongs to a close family member, and one who was himself a documentarian, it feels almost necessary.

Aug 1, 2023

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Jason Adams

The Film Experience

Uncle Howard carries us right back into Howard's fascinating world, living and making art in the 70s and 80s in New York

Jul 2, 2021

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Andrea G. Bermejo

Cinemanía (Spain)

... a sincere tribute to all those who deserve to be remembered even if history is determined to forget them. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2018

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Chris V

If the goal of the documentary was to tell me who Howard Brookner was as a person then it did not achieve that no matter how personal or earnest this project was for the filmmaker. The film has the right intentions and it is obviously made with love, but Uncle Howard is still a ghost who died too young. It might have fared better with less posing from the filmmaker and imposing himself on this film that was supposed to be about Howard Brookner and not his nephew.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Audience Member

Very well done. Great footage and story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Director Howard Brookner's body of work is rediscovered 30 years after his death.

Director: Aaron Brookner
Producer: Paula Vaccaro
Screenwriter: Aaron Brookner
Distributor: The Film Collaborative
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m