Raising Renee

2011
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Painter Beverly McIver was enjoying a skyrocketing career when she promised her mother Ethel that she'd take care of her sister Renee, who is mentally disabled. Years later, following Ethel's death, that promise came due. Filmed over the course of six years by Oscar(R) nominees Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, RAISING RENEE 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, the tenacity of family bonds and the transformative power of art.

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RAISING RENEE begins in 2003 as Beverly McIver is savoring opening night of her first solo art show in New York. An accomplished painter and winner of major awards, her career was skyrocketi... Read allRAISING RENEE begins in 2003 as Beverly McIver is savoring opening night of her first solo art show in New York. An accomplished painter and winner of major awards, her career was skyrocketing. She flew in her mother Ethel, a maid from Greensboro, North Carolina and her sister, R... Read allRAISING RENEE begins in 2003 as Beverly McIver is savoring opening night of her first solo art show in New York. An accomplished painter and winner of major awards, her career was skyrocketing. She flew in her mother Ethel, a maid from Greensboro, North Carolina and her sister, Renee, 43 who is mentally disabled and functions at about the level of a third grader. Year... Read all