Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

1h 55m
Documentary
7.7

Tyler Perry is America’s consummate multihyphenate. But underneath this entertainment behemoth is a man working humbly to heal his childhood trauma by transforming his pain into promise. This documentary, a nod to his mother’s love, is an intimate portrait of visionary Tyler Perry and his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn’t always include him.

Cast

Tyler Perry
Self

Crew

Gelila Bekele
Director, Writer, Producer
Armani Ortiz
Director
Erick Sasso
Editor
Nelson Hume
Director of Photography
Geeta Gandbhir
Executive Producer
Asante White
Producer
Jasmine K. White
Producer
Richard Spooner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Poyser
Original Music Composer
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Jay Electronica
Music

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