Co-Producer
Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.
Director of Photography
Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.
Cinematography
В 1999 г., кинематографисты Джо Брюстер и Мишель Стивенсон повернули камеру на самих себя и приступили к съёмкам своего пятилетнего сына Идриса и его лучшего друга Шона. Они начали с детского сада при престижной школе Далтон-скул просто потому, что частное учреждение решило начать разнообразить состав учащихся. Камеры продолжали следовать за обеими семьями ещё в течение 12 лет, пока пути двух мальчиков не разошлись: один продолжил обучение в частной школе, а другой последовал совсем другому пути в государственной системе образования.
