Waiting for "Superman" [videorecording] / Paramount Vantage and Participant Media present in association with Walden Media ; an Electric Kinney Films production ; a film by Davis Guggenheim ; written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball ; produced by Lesley Chilcott ; directed by Davis Guggenheim.
Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber. Special features: Commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott ; Changing the odds ; Updates ; Conversation with Davis Guggenheim ; The future is in our classrooms ; The making of "Shine" ; Deleted scenes. Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.
Summary:
An engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.
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