Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
Tilford Collection.
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System Details |
DVD, NTSC, all regions, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language |
In English; closed-captioned in English. |
Performer |
Oluwaseun Summers, Idris Brewster. |
Credits |
Editors, Erin Casper, Mary Manhardt, Andrew Siwoff ; original score by Miriam Cutler. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Spans thirteen years as Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School. |
Note |
Bonus features include an education in equality, making the promise, American promise: the campaign, negotiating the camera, deleted scenes. |
Contents |
Expecting great things -- Choosing Dalton -- First signs of struggle -- Losing motivation -- Not a good match -- New school, new interests -- Personal setbacks -- Not making the cut -- Products of the diaspora -- Picking colleges -- Taking life for granted -- Thinking forward. |
Subject |
Summers, Oluwaseun.
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Brewster, Idris.
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Dalton School (New York, N.Y.)
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Dalton School (New York, N.Y.) (OCoLC)fst00616033
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African Americans.
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African American parents.
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African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
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African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Conduct of life.
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Private schools.
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Academic achievement -- United States.
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Educational equalization -- United States.
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Parenting -- United States.
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Academic achievement. (OCoLC)fst00794949
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African American boys -- Conduct of life.
(OCoLC)fst01982429
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African American boys -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799059
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African American parents. (OCoLC)fst00799291
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Educational equalization. (OCoLC)fst00903418
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Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
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Private schools. (OCoLC)fst01077564
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Brewster, Joe (Psychiatrist), film director, film producer.
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Stephenson, Michèle, film director, film producer.
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Summers, Oluwaseun, interviewee (expression)
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Brewster, Idris, interviewee (expression)
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Rada Film (Firm), production company.
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Docurama (Firm), publisher.
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Cinedigm (Firm), publisher.
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Note |
Subtitle on container: Thirteen years in the making |
Standard No. |
025192030475 |
Music No. |
88152918000 Docurama |