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American Promise
American Promise

6.7

American Promise

NR·2013·135m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Joe Brewster

Director

Michèle Stephenson

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

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Keywords

private school
education
biography
cultural difference
racism
woman director
opportunity