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Paramount Vantage |
Release Date:
September 24, 2010
Summary:
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public—education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Oscar winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of Waiting for Superman. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop—out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind. (Paramount Vantage Point)
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Details
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Rating: | Rated PG for some thematic material, mild language and incidental smoking. |
| Production: | Participant Media |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Davis Guggenheim | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Billy Kimball | Written By |
| Davis Guggenheim | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Bill Strickland | Himself |
| Geoffrey Canada | Himself |
| George Reeves | Superman |
| Michelle Rhee | Herself |
| Randi Weingarten | Herself |
| The Black Family | Themselves |
| The Esparza Family | Themselves |
| The Hill Family | Themselves |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Diane Weyermann | Executive Producer |
| Eliza Hindmarch | Co-Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Lesley Chilcott | Producer |
| Michael Birtel | Producer |
| Michelle Katz | Field Producer |
| Shari Tavey | Line Producer |
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