Tyler Perry stopped by The View this morning. He got emotional after Sara Haines said “Maxine’s Baby” made her feel like she had met his late mother: “To say this documentary … introduces her to the world, that moves me.”
Writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media titan, 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. 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.
With unfettered access, first-time 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.
I got invited to the red carpet private screening tomorrow evening and I can not wait to see this documentary, make sure to check back to get my review on it! It will stream on Prime Video on November 17th. See a video clip of his interview inside….
