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American Promise

67 %|Oct 18, 2013|Documentary

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 Crew

Joe Brewster
Director
Michèle Stephenson
Director
Mary Manhardt
Editor
Andrew Siwoff
Editor
Erin Casper
Editor
Margaret Byrne
Cinematography
Errol Webber
Cinematography
Miriam Cutler
Original Music Composer