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American promise
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"The American Promise journey began in 1999, when filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson enrolled their son Idris in the Dalton School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after the private ...
"The American Promise journey began in 1999, when filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson enrolled their son Idris in the Dalton School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after the private institution boldly strengthened its commitment to cultivating a diverse student body. Michèle and Joe decided to turn the camera on themselves to film the experiences of 5-year-old Idris and his best friend and classmate Seun. The documentary captures the stories of Idris, Seun, and their families from the first day of kindergarten all the way to their 2012 high school graduation"--Container.
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- Creator
- Rada Film Group presents ; a film by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson ; produced and directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson ; produced in association with Impact Partners, San Francisco Film Society ; a co-production of Rada Film Group, Independent Television Service (ITVS), American Documentary/POV and the Diverse Voices Project
- Other Title
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- Subtitle on container: Success is our only option
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Brewster, Joe (Psychiatrist), film producer, film director
- Stephenson, Michèle, film producer, film director
- Summers, Oluwaseun, interviewee (expression)
- Brewster, Idris, interviewee (expression)
- Webber, Errol, director of photography
- Alcántara, Alfredo, director of photography
- Byrne, Margaret, director of photography
- Stuyvesant, Jon, director of photography
- Casper, Erin, editor of moving image work
- Manhardt, Mary, editor of moving image work
- Siwoff, Andrew, editor of moving image work
- Cutler, Miriam, composer (expression)
- Rada Film (Firm)
- Impact Partners (Firm)
- San Francisco Film Society
- American Documentary, Inc.
- P.O.V. Theatrical Films
- Independent Television Service
- Diverse Voices Project
- Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm)
- Publication
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- Educational edition
- Sausalito, Calif. : Ro*Co Films Educational, [2013]
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (135, 80, 45, 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file DVD video dual-layered region 1 enhanced for 16x9 television
- OCLC
- ocn867868824
- Credits
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- Oluwaseun Summers (and family), Idris Brewster (and family)
- Editors, Erin Casper, Mary Manhardt, Andrew Siwoff ; directors of photography, Errol Webber, Jr., Alfredo Alcantara, Margaret Byrne, Jon Stuyvesant ; original score, Miriam Cutler
- Originally released in 2013.
- Filmed over time from 1999-2013.
- DVD, NTSC, widescreen, dual-layer.
- In English; 135-minute version is closed-captioned.
- Disc 1: Feature film (135 minutes) and 80-minute version -- Disc 2: [45 min. version] film trailer and clips for classroom use; Behind every promise -- youth video module (30 minutes)
Subjects
- Dalton School (New York, N.Y.)
- African American boys -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
- African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Conduct of life.
- African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
- Academic achievement -- United States.
- Educational equalization -- United States.
- Parenting -- United States.