Accepted

Name: Accepted
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 1, 2022
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Adia Sabatier, Alicia Simon, Cathy Bui, Isaac Smith, James Dennis

2022

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: July 1, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Adia Sabatier, Alicia Simon, Cathy Bui, Isaac Smith, James Dennis, Mike Landry

Summary: T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé rocks the school, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to do to be accepted.

Director: Dan Chen

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Lovia Gyarkye

Jun 21, 2022

By focusing on the students’ stories, honoring their choices and leaving considerable room for their ambivalence, regret and uncertainty, the doc provides a sobering and emotional look at what, if any, options exist for those who aren’t white or wealthy in an unequal system. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Jun 21, 2022

The controversy might be Accepted’s secret weapon, but much of its power comes from an astute choice of central characters. Read full review

Beandrea July

Jun 30, 2022

As we witness both the documentary’s subjects — and its director — navigate a shocking development in real time, a quietly probing film emerges that pierces the myth of American meritocracy. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jul 1, 2022

Accepted is remarkably affecting, thanks to the way Chen works his way back to what his doc is really about. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 29, 2022

Accepted isn’t as thorough as you’d expect (Again, NO teachers are interviewed.). But it succeeds by not offering a simple black and white take on what went on and what is going on with how schools “accept” students and just how arbitrary that unjust system is. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Jun 30, 2022

Accepted ultimately arrives at a conclusion about the harmfulness of the “model minority” narrative without necessarily deploying the exact term, as it highlights the fact that these inspirational stories about marginalized people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps are often used to allow systemic inequities to fester. Read full review

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