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American Promise

Success is Our Only Option
Oct 18, 2013 · 2h 15m
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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.

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CAST

Idris Brewster
Self
Oluwaseun Summers
Self
Michèle Stephenson
Self
Joe Brewster
Self
Anthony Summers
Self
Stacey O. Summers
Self
Directed by Joe Brewster

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
American Documentary, POV, Impact Partners, ITVS, Rada Studio
Country
US

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