Raising Renee
“A promise is a promise.”
Overview
RAISING RENEE is the story of a family's remarkable response to being broken apart and rearranged after nearly 50 years. The film explores deep themes of family, race, class and disability through the interplay of painting, cinema and everyday life. Produced and directed by Oscar nominees Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher, RAISING RENEE is the third part of a trilogy about resilient families that includes their acclaimed feature documentaries So Much So Fast and Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Troublesome Creek. RAISING RENEE is about a unique group of women, the tenacity of family bonds and the power of art to transform experience into something beyond words.
Top-billed cast
- BBeverly McIver
- EEthel McIver
- RRenee McIver
- RRoni Bryant
Crew
- Directors
- Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan
- Production
- West City Films, HBO, HBO Documentary Films
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Who directed Raising Renee?
Raising Renee was directed by Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan.
When was Raising Renee released?
Raising Renee was released in 2011.
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