Raising Renee / a film by Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher ; a production of West City Films in association with HBO, Knowledge Network in association with HBO Documentary Films ; produced & directed by Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher.

[Newton, Massachusetts] : West City Films, [2015]

[Warren, New Jersey] : [Distributed by] Passion River, [2015]

©2015

1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Beverly McIver had a skyrocketing career as a painter when a promise she had made to her mother, that she would take care of her older sister Renee, who is mentally disabled, came due. Filmed over the course of six years by Oscar nominees Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, it is marked by drama, humor and unexpected twists. The film explores themes of race, class and disability and provides a complex view of a unique group of women.

Images / Video & Film

English

November 21, 2017

Cinematography, Steven Ascher ; editor, Jeanne Jordan ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz.

Featuring Beverly McIver, Renee McIver.

DVD, region 0, NTSC; Dolby Digital.

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