CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 2h 15m

American Promise

Success is Our Only Option

67%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJoe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
EN
Released
October 18, 2013
Studios
American DocumentaryImpact PartnersITVS

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Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring

Idris Brewster

Self

Oluwaseun Summers

Self

Michèle Stephenson

Michèle Stephenson

Self

Joe Brewster

Joe Brewster

Self

Anthony Summers

Anthony Summers

Self

Stacey O. Summers

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Joe Brewster
Joe Brewster
Michèle Stephenson
Michèle Stephenson
Produced by
Michèle Stephenson
Michèle Stephenson
Joe Brewster
Joe Brewster

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