Waiting for "Superman"
(DVD)
Contributors
Guggenheim, Davis, screenwriter,
Kimball, Billy, screenwriter.
Chilcott, Lesley, producer.
Strickland, Bill, 1947-
Canada, Geoffrey, interviewee.
Kimball, Billy, screenwriter.
Chilcott, Lesley, producer.
Strickland, Bill, 1947-
Canada, Geoffrey, interviewee.
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
Language
English
UPC
097363565048, 097363565055
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
General Note
Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber.
General Note
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing 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) -- deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Participants/Performers
Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.
Description
"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." -- container.
System Details
DVD format ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Education -- Standards -- United States.
Education -- United States -- Evaluation.
Educational accountability -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Nonfiction films.
Public schools -- United States.
School improvement programs -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Education -- Standards -- United States.
Education -- United States -- Evaluation.
Educational accountability -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Nonfiction films.
Public schools -- United States.
School improvement programs -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects