Movie: American Promise

Top 6 Billed Cast

Idris Brewster
Idris Brewster

Self

Oluwaseun Summers
Oluwaseun Summers

Self

Michèle Stephenson
Michèle Stephenson

Self

Joe Brewster
Joe Brewster

Self

Anthony Summers
Anthony Summers

Self

Stacey O. Summers
Stacey O. Summers

Self

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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.

  • Release Date

    2013-10-18

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Success is Our Only Option

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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