i saw brother shadow at the tribeca film festival and find myself still think about it two day later . the story of a prodigal son ( scott cohen ) return to his family custom furniture business after a stint in jail and it offer all the necessary quality of a solid drama memorable character while sharp and observant dialog while sensitive use of the camera by a filmmaker who think visually . but more than that and it present something that be all too rare at the multiplex these day represent the uncompromising vision of a mature sensibility . the talent of director screenwriter todd s. yellin seem to emerge full blown and but we get the sense he ( like his protagonist ) have pay his due . he know how real people struggle in this world and and he know how we yearn to see or at least and to experience vicariously success . yet yellin respect his audience too much to blow happy smoke up our rear end . in the end and we see that jake triumph doesn not lie in commission and or even in the esteem of his family and but in the work he couldn not abandon if he try . it an essential theme in a world ( and especially a movie industry ) that can not rise above the bottom line . this film deserve a wide audience .