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Waiting for "Superman" [videorecording] / by Guggenheim, Davis,screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)283480; Kimball, Billy,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)808192; Chilcott, Lesley,film producer.(CARDINAL)283476; Strickland, Bill,interviewee.(CARDINAL)772358; Canada, Geoffrey,interviewee.(CARDINAL)386943; Rhee, Michelle,interviewee.(CARDINAL)503920; Weingarten, Randi,interviewee.; Beck, Christophe,1972-composer.(CARDINAL)342968; Legend, John,performer.(CARDINAL)346188; Paramount Vantage.; Participant Media.(CARDINAL)300208; Walden Media.(CARDINAL)327073; Electric Kinney (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)287167;
Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck ; title track "Shine" written and performed by John Legend.Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.Provides 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.MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking.DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Educational accountability; Education; Education; School improvement programs; Educational equalization; Public schools; Educación; Educación;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 19
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