American Promise

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.

Main Cast

Idris Brewster

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Oluwaseun Summers

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Michèle Stephenson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joe Brewster

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anthony Summers

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Stacey O. Summers

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joe Brewster Michèle Stephenson
Crew	Cinematography	Errol Webber Margaret Byrne Alfredo Alcantara Jon Stuyvesant
Editing	Editor	Andrew Siwoff Mary Manhardt Erin Casper
Sound	Original Music Composer	Miriam Cutler
Production	Executive Producer	Cynthia Lopez Simon Kilmurry
	Producer	Michèle Stephenson Joe Brewster
	Co-Executive Producer	Dan Cogan
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