American Promise
2013
18+
2h 15m
CC
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.
Featured Cast
Idris Brewster
Self
Oluwaseun Summers
Self
Michèle Stephenson
Self
Joe Brewster
Self
Anthony Summers
Self
Stacey O. Summers
Self
Director:
Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
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