Waiting for "Superman"

Blu-ray 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. Included are featuret...

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Educación Estados Unidos

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ISBN:

9781415757598
1415757593

Description:

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby digital 5.1
video file
Blu-ray disc

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: PG; for some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking

Other Title:

Waiting for "Superman" [Blu-ray]

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2010
Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber
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
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
Blu-ray Disc; DTS-HD Master Audio (English), Dolby digital 5.1 (Spanish); Widescreen; requires Blu-ray player
English or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish, English, French or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned
National Board of Review, 2010 : Winner, best documentary
Sundance Film Festival, 2010 : Audience award; best documentary

Control Number:

990736

UPC:

097361422244

Other Authors:

Beck, Christophe, 1972- composer
Canada, Geoffrey, interviewee
Cassidy, Jay, film editor
Chilcott, Lesley, producer
Electric Kinney Films
Finton, Greg, film editor
Guggenheim, Davis, screenwriter, director
Kimball, Billy, screenwriter
Legend, John, performer
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Paramount Vantage
Participant Media
Rhee, Michelle, interviewee
Richman, Bob, director of photography
Roberts, Kim, film editor
Roland, Erich, director of photography
Strickland, Bill, 1947-
Walden Media
Weingarten, Randi, interviewee

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