Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023
7.7 (9)
1 hr 55 min
English
Son. Father. Writer. Director. Mogul.
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.
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- Released
- Production
- Bekele Films
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Top Cast
Tyler Perry as Self
Top Crew
Gelila Bekele · Director, Writer
Armani Ortiz · Director
James Poyser · Composer
Nelson Hume · Cinematographer
Erick Sasso · Editor
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