Raising Bertie

Raising Bertie (2017)

An intimate portrait of three African American boys coming of age in rural North Carolina

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2017-06-09
  • User Rating: 9/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Independent Film Producers (IFP)
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.

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Directing Margaret Byrne Director
Editing Leslie Simmer Editor
Production Justine Nagan Executive Producer
Writing Margaret Byrne Writer
Production Jon Stuyvesant Co-Producer
Production Gordon Quinn Executive Producer
Writing Leslie Simmer Writer
Camera Jon Stuyvesant Director of Photography