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‘Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story’ Shows How Entertainment Mogul Overcame Trauma To Reach Incredible Success – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted
Terry Perry had to overcome much before finding success in entertainment including growing up poor in New Orleans and enduring his father's abuse.
“We weren’t interested in making a film about Tyler Perry, the celebrity … but really how did he survive [his upbringing]?” Bekele explained during an appearance at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. Bekele and Ortiz were able to incorporate rare footage of Maxine Perry to help illustrate the bond that sustained mother and son through very difficult times. The documentary doesn’t shy away from assessing Perry’s body of work, which has drawn criticism from Spike Lee and others for its comedic depiction of African American life.
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