“Raising Renee” will air on HBO and highlight a woman who
provides personal assistance for her sister who is mentally challenged. The film centers on a promise the woman made
to her mom. This documentary details the
triumphs and hardships the sisters face together.
Beverley McIver was an accomplished painter and well-known
in the art community. When her mom
passed away, she promised she would be Renee’s personal assistant. Beverley didn’t want to move from her
residence from Arizona to North Carolina after experiencing segregation and
discrimination because she was African-American, but reluctantly made the move
to obtain better services for Renee.
“Raising Renee” will debut February 22 on HBO2 at 8 p.m.
EST. This will be the first time Renee
will try to live self-sufficiently without extensive assistance. She is middle-aged and has a third-grader
cognitive level.
This documentary isn’t the first to focus on people with mental
challenges on HBO. “Monica & David”
focused on a couple with Down’s syndrome.
There has also been a film centering on an individual with autism.
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