Brother Born Again (2001)

Filmmaker Julia Pimsleur used to make up elaborate lies about her brother Marc rather than explain that he had dropped out of college turned his back on his Jewish heritage and moved to a Christian commune in Alaska She and her mother initially feared that Marc had joined a cult This documentary traces Julias efforts to understand his conversion and to revive their relationship despite her fundamentalist brothers disapproval of her bisexuality Julia travels from New York City to her brothers religious community where she and Marc search for common ground and discover the meaning of family