Raising Bertie
'Raising Bertie' charts nothing less than what it's like to try to grow up free in the prison capital of the world.
Raising Bertie
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,
African-American Experience
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
Margaret Byrne
FEATURED REVIEW
Miriam Di Nunzio, Chicago Sun-Times
“Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. … Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right. But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life – what you look like ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 6.23.17 - 6.29.17
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