POV · SEASON 26
American Promise
Episode 16 · 2014-02-03
- Documentary
Episode overview
American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity
60 minutes
Season 26 episodes
1. Homegoings2013-06-24
2. Special Flight2013-07-01
3. Herman's House2013-07-08
4. Only the Young2013-07-15
5. xoxosms2013-07-15
6. High Tech, Low Life2013-07-22
7. Neurotypical2013-07-29
8. The Law in These Parts2013-08-19
9. 5 Broken Cameras2013-08-26
10. Ping Pong2013-09-09
11. The World Before Her2013-09-16
12. Best Kept Secret2013-09-23
13. Brooklyn Castle2013-10-07
14. 56 Up2013-10-14
15. Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special2013-11-28
16. American Promise2014-02-03
