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American Promise is a documentary film from directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson which spans 12 years. The documentary captures the stories of Brewster and Stephenson's 5-year-old son Idris, and his best friend and classmate Seun as these families navigate their way through the rigorous prep-school process. The film is set against the backdrop of a persistent educational achievement gap that dramatically affects African-American boys at all socioeconomic levels across the country.
Release
[edit]American Promise will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival this upcoming January. The filmmakers will also launch a national campaign at Sundance to help raise $100,000 and 100,000 volunteer hours for Big Brothers Big Sisters' Mentoring Brothers in Action program.
PBS’s award-winning documentary series POV (Point of View) will broadcast American Promise in 2013.
Random House will publish a companion book about the film and the issues it raises in conjunction with the American Promise Campaign.
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[edit]External links
[edit]American Promise: http://americanpromise.org/index.php Mentoring Brothers in Action: http://www.mentoringbrothers.org/site/c.9rJQK4MEJeLYH/b.7939479/k.BFD4/Home.htm Sundance Film Festival: http://www.sundance.org/festival/ POV: http://www.pbs.org/pov/ Random House: http://www.randomhouse.com/