American promise / Rada Film Group presents ; a film by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson ; produced and directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson ; produced in association with Impact Partners, San Francisco Film Society ; a co-production of Rada Film Group, Independent Television Service (ITVS), American Documentary/POV and the Diverse Voices Project.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Brewster, Joe, film producer, film director.

Stephenson, Michèle, film producer, film director.

Summers, Oluwaseun, interviewee (expression).

Brewster, Idris, interviewee (expression).

Webber, Errol, director of photography.

Alcántara, Alfredo, director of photography.

Byrne, Margaret, director of photography.

Stuyvesant, Jon, director of photography.

Casper, Erin, editor of moving image work.

Manhardt, Mary, editor of moving image work.

Siwoff, Andrew, editor of moving image work.

Cutler, Miriam, composer (expression).

Rada Film (Firm), production company.

Impact Partners (Firm), production company.

San Francisco Film Society, production company.

American Documentary, Inc., production company.

P.O.V. Theatrical Films, production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Diverse Voices Project, production company.

Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm), film distributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dalton School (New York, N.Y.).

African American boys--Education--New York (State)--New York.

African American boys.

African American boys--New York (State)--New York--Conduct of life.

African American boys--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Social conditions.

Conduct of life.

African American boys--Education.

United States.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Parenting--United States.

Parenting.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Educational films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (135, 80, 45, 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

Educational edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on container: Success is our only option

Place of Publication:

Sausalito, Calif. : Ro*Co Films Educational, [2013]

Language Note:

In English; 135-minute version is closed-captioned.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, widescreen, dual-layer.

digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0

Widescreen

NTSC

enhanced for 16x9 television video file DVD video dual-layered region 1

Summary:

"The American Promise journey began in 1999, when filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson enrolled their son Idris in the Dalton School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after the private institution boldly strengthened its commitment to cultivating a diverse student body. Michèle and Joe decided to turn the camera on themselves to film the experiences of 5-year-old Idris and his best friend and classmate Seun. The documentary captures the stories of Idris, Seun, and their families from the first day of kindergarten all the way to their 2012 high school graduation"--Container.

Contents:

Disc 1: Feature film (135 minutes) and 80-minute version

Disc 2: [45 min. version] film trailer and clips for classroom use; Behind every promise

youth video module (30 minutes).

Participant:

Oluwaseun Summers (and family), Idris Brewster (and family).

Credits:

Editors, Erin Casper, Mary Manhardt, Andrew Siwoff ; directors of photography, Errol Webber, Jr., Alfredo Alcantara, Margaret Byrne, Jon Stuyvesant ; original score, Miriam Cutler.

Notes:

Filmed over time from 1999-2013.

Originally released in 2013.

Includes public performance rights.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

OCLC:

867868824