Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

2023 • Directed by

Gelila Bekele

Documentary

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.