"Harris Theater
January 25 to January 30
Fri: No Screening | Sat: 5:00, 8:00 | Sun: 3:00 | Mon-Thur: 7:30
Spanning
12 years in the lives of two families and winner of the Special Jury
Award at Sundance, American Promise provides a rare look into
African-American middle class life while exploring the common hopes and
hurdles of parents navigating their children’s educational journey. In
1999, Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera their
five-year-old son and his best friend, as they entered Manhattan's
prestigious Dalton School, an Ivy League farm team on the Upper East
Side. Chronicling the boys' educational odyssey from kindergarten
through high school graduation, this provocative film presents
complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of
race, class and opportunity. (Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson; USA;
2013; 142 min)"
1 comment:
Great movie. Among many other things, it shows how schools can unnecessarily make life unpleasant for parents and kids. Also has to make people a little less enthusiastic about jumping on the "academy" /try to be like a private school model, even if a (former) superintendent recommends it.
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