Raising Bertie

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Raising Bertie

Released Jun 9, 2017

1h 42m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Margaret Byrne follows three African-American boys as they come of age over the course of six years in Bertie County, N.C.

Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

The film alternates between triumph and tragedy, but there's never a moment that doesn't feel intimate and authentic in its 96-minute running time.

Jun 22, 2017

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

Byrne provides no voice-over and very few titles, trusting the viewer to make their own political and social interpretations.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 21, 2017

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Miriam Di Nunzio

Chicago Sun-Times

Byrne, who followed her subjects over a six-year period, powerfully drives home what is obvious and yet what most of us fail to see: Bertie County is America.

Jun 16, 2017

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

A rich portrait of three black males coming of age where the odds are stacked against them.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 21, 2019

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Andrea Thompson

A Reel of One's Own

[Raising Bertie] is a touching story that nevertheless feels a bit incomplete.

Rated: B+

Feb 5, 2019

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

By keeping talking heads - and most authority figures outside of moms, Saunders and other teachers - out of the film and letting the young men speak and dream of their future show glimmers of hope and an indomitable spirit, even in the bleakest prospects.

Aug 28, 2017

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Very authentic in its representation of rural NC.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Filmmaker Margaret Byrne follows three African-American boys as they come of age over the course of six years in Bertie County, N.C.

Director: Margaret Byrne
Producer: Ian Robertson Kibbe, Jon Stuyvesant
Screenwriter: Margaret Byrne, Leslie Simmer
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Kartemquin Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 9, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m