American Promise

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MOVIE

American Promise

Success is Our Only Option

In 1999, filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera on themselves and began filming their five-year-old son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, as they started kindergarten at the prestigious Dalton School just as the private institution was committing to diversify its student body. Their cameras continued to follow both families for another 12 years as the paths of the two boys diverged—one continued private school while the other pursued a very different route through the public education system.

Release Date

2013-10-18

Year

2013

Duration

2h 15m

Status

Released

Score

6.70

#private-school#education#biography#cultural-difference#racism#woman-director#opportunity

Cast

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Idris Brewster

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Oluwaseun Summers

Michèle Stephenson

Michèle Stephenson

Joe Brewster

Joe Brewster

Anthony Summers

Anthony Summers

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Stacey O. Summers