Raising Bertie

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Raising Bertie (2017)

Directed by Margaret Byrne

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

Documentary · 1h 42m

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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Crew

Director
Margaret Byrne
Writer
Margaret Byrne, Leslie Simmer
Director of Photography
Jon Stuyvesant
Editor
Leslie Simmer

Details

Release date
2017-06-09
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Independent Film Producers (IFP), Kartemquin Films, Ford Foundation / JustFilms