Raising Bertie
An intimate portrait of three African American boys coming of age in rural North Carolina
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.
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.
Genre: Documentary
Actor:
Director: Margaret Byrne
Country: United States of America
Produced By: Independent Film Producers (IFP), Kartemquin Films, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Just Films
Runtime: 102
Release: 2017
Rating: 9 out of 10
Language: English, N/A,
Views: 319
Content Rating:Not Rated
Quality: DVD
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Keywords:Social Documentary
Documentary Filmmaking
Social & Cultural Documentary
Observational Documentary
Woman Director
F Rated
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