John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), and Men with Guns (1997).
Sayles in March 2008
Sayles at the Miami Book Fair International, 2011
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, written and directed by John Sayles.
Theatrical release poster