Synopsis: 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. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
Spanning 12 years in the lives of two families, American Promise provides a rare look into black middle class life while exploring common hopes and hurdles of parents navigating their children’s educational journey.
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