THE BROTHER'S SHADOW - Written and Directed by Todd S. Yellin.An ex-con, long expelled from a family that values hard work and craftsmanship, returns home to change his life… for his brother's. Shunned by his family, parolee Jake Groden (Scott Cohen) is forced to return to Brooklyn after fourteen years in exile. Tragic news greets the ex-con-- his twin brother has died leaving a grieving wife and troubled son. Jake's father (Judd Hirsch) welcomes his long lost son with disdain, sickened that the wrong one died. Groden Custom, once a thriving furniture business and the cornerstone of the family legacy, is now about to shut down. The beautiful widow (Susan Floyd), comforted by Jake's familiar appearance, allows the ex-con to try and save the shop. Vulnerable, she struggles with her feelings for her deceased husband's twin. Jake's teenaged nephew Adam (Elliot Korte) is fascinated with the discovery of the mysterious look-alike uncle, a man he never knew existed. Jake, a brilliant craftsman with a radical sense of design throws himself into reviving the family business. But his designs prove too eccentric for his brother's clientele. To secure an enormous order he is forced into the unthinkable; he adopts his brother's identity. Life as his brother becomes hauntingly comfortable for Jake. Adam, disgusted by the masquerade, can't control his fury. The destruction that ensues is a disturbing echo of what happened long ago. Identity and passion are revealed in the grain of a family. Identity and passion are revealed in the grain of a family. THE BROTHER'S SHADOW Writer and Director .........Todd S. Yellin Writer............................Ivan Krim Producer........................Jennifer Dana Producer....................... Michelle Lerner Producer .......................Jeffrey Keswin Executive Producer ........Jonathan Kaplan Co-Executive Producer.... Lon Bender Co-Executive Producer ....Stephan Sonnenfeld Line Producer/UPM .........Bergen Swanson Associate Producer .........Vartkes Cholakian Associate Producer .........Jennifer Copaken Associate Producer .........Robert Bethge Director of Photography ...Kip Bogdahn Editor ............................Suzanne Spangler Production Designer ........Ethan Tobman Costume Designer ...........Eden Miller Original Score..................Duncan Sheik Casting Director ..............Louis Digiamo, Sr. Furniture Consultant ........Scott Braun |