| Other author/creator | Byrne, Margaret (Director), film director, film producer, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Kibbe, Ian Robertson, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Simmer, Leslie, screenwriter, editor of moving image work. |
| Other author/creator | Stuyvesant, Jon, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Kartemquin Films presenter, production company. |
| Other author/creator | Beti Films, production company. |
| Other author/creator | Cinema Guild, publisher. |
| Physical medium | 4 3/4 in. burning |
| Abstract |
"Recorded over six years, Raising Bertie delivers an authentic and tender portrait of the lives of three young boys as they face a precarious coming of age within Bertie County, a rural African-American community in North Carolina. The film shows the process of growing up in a place afflicted by generations of economic and educational segregation. Growing up in a neighborhood of Bertie David "Bud" Perry calls "the 'hood," Bud has developed a tough exterior, leading to repeated suspensions for fighting and altercations with authority that threaten to derail his dreams of stability and success as an adult. Reginald "Junior" Askew lives in a small home, wedged between fields of corn, with his sister, and their mother -- left to care for her children when their father was incarcerated for murder when Junior was three. For Davonte "Dada" Harrell, the youngest of the three, family is everything and the recent separation of his parents weighs heavily on his heart. All three boys attend The Hive, an alternative school for at-risk boys. But, when budget shortfalls lead the Board of Education to close The Hive, Junior, Bud, and Dada must return to Bertie High School and a system that once failed them. This documentary weaves the young men's stories together as the boys navigate school, unemployment, violence, first love, fatherhood, and estrangement from family members and mentors, all while trying to define their identities. Intimate access allows an honest portrayal of the boys' perspectives and an in-depth look at issues facing rural America's youth and what happens in the everyday lives of young people caught in the complex interplay of generational poverty, economic isolation, and educational inequity."--Container. |
| Local note | Little-305131067932/--DVD |
| Local note | Little-305131031778$--DVD |
| General note | Originally produced in 2016. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Jon Stuyvesant ; edited by Leslie Simmer ; original score composed by Eric Andrew Kuhn. |
| Performer |
Reginald "Junior" Askew, David "Bud" Perry, Davonte "Dada" Harrell. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Filmed in Bertie County, N.C. between 2009-2014. |
| Technical details | DVD-R, NTSC. |
| Language | In English. Closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Official selection, AFI Docs Film Festival ; official selection, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Cinéma vérité films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films United States. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0781515491 |
| ISBN | 9780781515498 |
| Publisher number | 2543 Cinema Guild |
