Prodigal Sons
Prodigal Sons

Prodigal Sons

A brotherly rivalry between a man and a woman... and Orson Welles.

5.4(17 votes)
2008
1h 26m
Documentary

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home for her high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small town as a transgender woman and hoping for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother Marc. Things are complicated by the shocking revelation that Marc may be the grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, forcing Kim and her family to explore questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and love.

Production

BBC Storyville, Big Sky Film Productions, CBC, SundanceTV

Cast

Kimberly Reed

Kimberly Reed

Herself

Carol McKerrow

Carol McKerrow

Herself

Marc McKerrow

Marc McKerrow

Himself

Claire Jones

Claire Jones

Herself

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