This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.... (Full plot summary below)
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This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.
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| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireWhile they didn't set out to make a film about what newspaper columnists refer to as the "black male achievement gap," Brewster and Stephenson have done just that, and it's hard to imagine a more penetrating and powerful one. |
| Village VoiceErnest HardyThe film ends on up notes, but its strength is that it's not really a feel-good movie, instead shining a light on both how far we have come in terms of race in America and how very far we still have to go. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe documentary is often fascinating, even as it eschews any kind of traditional narrative. |
| Film Comment MagazineJennifer DworkinBecause Brewster and Stephenson have had the great courage to expose their own mistakes and excesses along the way, the film is revelatory as an embedded report from the front lines of parenting. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeAmerican Promise shows the emotional toll that each boy endures, not only from the image that their privileged peers have of minority males but, accordingly, their own lack of confidence. |
| NonficsChristopher CampbellDoesn't hold your hand as it reaches what it's conveying. It's a difficult doc that plays easy. |
| NOW TorontoRadheyan Simonpillaif Idris is different because he's African American, he stands out even more because he has a camera crew following him to class. |
| Washington PostStephanie MerryThe documentary is unwieldy, unfocused and frustrating at times... But the movie is also, somehow, dazzling. |
| Boston GlobePeter KeoughThe result is an extended home movie that is also a sociological experiment. |
| VarietyGeoff BerkshireAmerican Promise succeeds in touching on a wealth of subjects without overreaching. |
