Waiting for "Superman"
DVD - 2011
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.
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- Genres
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Published
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount Home Entertainment
2011.
- Language
- English
Spanish - Other Authors
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- Item Description
- Title and credits from container.
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. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD; NTSC region 1; widescreen format, enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Audience
- MPAA rating: PG, for some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking.
- Production Credits
- Cinematography, Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; editors, Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music, Christophe Beck.
- ISBN
- 9786314033149
9781415757222
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