American Promise
Success is Our Only Option
2013 | 135m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Oct 18, 2013 |
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| Director: | Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | education, private school, biography, cultural difference, racism, woman director, opportunity |
| Production Companies | ITVS, Impact Partners, American Documentary, POV, Rada Studio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Idris Brewster | Self |
| Oluwaseun Summers | Self |
| Michèle Stephenson | Self |
| Joe Brewster | Self |
| Anthony Summers | Self |
| Stacey O. Summers | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michèle Stephenson | Director |
| Joe Brewster | Director |
| Miriam Cutler | Original Music Composer |
| Mary Manhardt | Editor |
| Andrew Siwoff | Editor |
| Erin Casper | Editor |
| Margaret Byrne | Cinematography |
| Errol Webber | Cinematography |
| Alfredo Alcantara | Cinematography |
| Jon Stuyvesant | Cinematography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joe Brewster | Producer |
| Michèle Stephenson | Producer |
| Dan Cogan | Co-Executive Producer |
| Simon Kilmurry | Executive Producer |
| Cynthia Lopez | Executive Producer |
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