BGN interviews directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz for the new Prime Video documentary Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story.
Writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media titan, Tyler Perry, is America’s consummate multi-hyphenate. But underneath this entertainment behemoth is a man working humbly to heal his childhood trauma by transforming his pain into promise. Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story, a nod to his mother’s love, is a tender and intimate portrait of visionary and innovator Tyler Perry: his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn’t always include him. Nearly a decade in the making, with unfettered access, directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz lead us into the inner-world of a man, whose story has never fully been told, as he becomes a father and a media mogul with a mission to pave his own road to the top. The product is a profound lesson on remembering where you came from to know where you want to go.
Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax
Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax
Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story premieres November 17th on Prime Video.