美好前程 American Promise
美國 USA︱ 2012︱ 135 min︱ Joe BREWSTER, Michèle STEPHENSON
亞洲首映
2013 日舞影展評審團特殊成就獎
Special Jury Award For Achievement in Filmmaking, Sundance Film Festival
2013 美國全景紀錄片影展評審團大獎
Grand Jury Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
從小在紐約成長的伊卓和西恩是最好的朋友，他們的升學問題總是讓兩人的父母感到苦惱，不但費盡心力將他們送進全美知名的私立道爾頓學校，伊卓的導演爸媽更提起攝影機，紀錄兩人從幼稚園到高中畢業12 年間的求學歷程。當西恩因為種種因素轉學到普通公立高中就讀，兩人的人生道路是否也從此分道揚鑣？
Spanning 12 years in the lives of two families, American Promise provides a rare look into black middle class life while exploring the common hopes and hurdles of parents navigating their children's educational journey. The film begins in 1999, when filmmakers Joe and Michèle turned their cameras on their son and his best friend, as the boys entered kindergarten at the prestigious Dalton School...
放映場次：
9/28（六）19:00 華山一廳
10/5（六）18:00 華山一廳
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