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Title:

Waiting for "Superman" [DVD] / Paramount Vantage and Participant Media present ; written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball ; produced by Lesley Chilcott ; directed by Davis Guggenheim.

Format:

[DVD] /

Publisher:

Paramount Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Education--United States.
Educación--Estados Unidos.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD videodisc.

Other Authors:

Strickland, Bill.
Canada, Geoffrey.
Rhee, Michelle.
Weingarten, Randi.
Guggenheim, Davis.
Kimball, Billy.
Chilcott, Lesley.

Notes:

Title and credits from container. Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten. Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. Special features: Four additional inspiring teacher/student stories; Changing the odds, a look at innovative programs that are changing public education; Public education updates, changes which have taken place since the making of the film; A conversation with Davis Guggenheim; The future is in our classrooms; The making of "Shine"; the film's title track by musician John Legend; commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott.

Summary:

Provided is 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. Included are featurettes, and commentary.

ISBN:

9781415757222
1415757224

UPC:

097363565048

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