Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
For more than 20 years, Marcia Jarmel has been producing and directing documentaries for PatchWorks Films, which she co-founded with husband, editor, and collaborator, Ken Schneider. She also self-distributes for PatchWorks, runs engagement campaigns and consults on other documentary projects. Current projects include: LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS a tale of virtuoso brothers separated by geopolitics but united by music, and RE:BIRTH, following a homeless mom on the path to stability. PatchWorks’ prior work: Havana Curveball, (Best Documentary, Boston and Seattle Children’s film festivals; Special Jury Prize, Olympia , Greece International Film Festival; Speaking In Tongues (ITVS, CAAM, LPB, PBS) , Born in the U.S. (ITVS, Independent Lens); The Return of Sarah’s Daughters, (CINE Golden Eagle, Gold Apple, international public television, American Cinematheque, International Documentary Film Festival, Women in the Director’s Chair); The F Word, (AFI’s VideoFest, BAM) and, Collateral Damage, ( Underground Zero: Filmmakers Respond to 9/11).
Marcia was consultant to Academy Award nominee LAST DAY OF FREEDOM, consulting producer on HBO’s Emmy-nominated 50 CHILDREN, and IFP Mentor to THE LAST SEASON. She was a resident at Working Films’ Content+Intent at Mass MoCa, Fledgling Fund’s Reel Education and Reel Impact , the San Francisco Film Society’s FilmHouse, the Kopkind Colony, and twice a BAVC MediaMaker.
