The new public / director, producer, Jyllian Gunther.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gunther, Jyllian (Film director)

Adams, Tim, composer.

Kino Lorber Edu (Firm), film distributor.

Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--New York (State)--New York.

Educational change.

Educational innovations--New York (State)--New York.

Educational innovations.

Urban high schools--New York (State)--New York.

Urban high schools.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Distribution:

New York, NY : Kino Lorber edu : manufactured and distributed by Kino Lorber, Inc., [2014]

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby SR.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video

Summary:

In fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher turned first-time principal, James O'Brien, opened a small public high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where 1/3 of residents live below the poverty line and the graduation rate is 40%. With infectious optimism, O'Brien and his team of eight undertook an unconventional approach and ambitious mission: Create a school with an arts-oriented curriculum that also emphasizes self-development, community collaboration and social change. Initially, the buzz from everyone was that this was a dream come true. But conflicts arose when untested idealism was challenged by long-standing realities far bigger than school. Over four years, this heartfelt verité film follows the journey of students, parents and educators striving to make a difference in the futures of young people whose lives are stark representations of our country's education and opportunity gaps. Through the prism of one inner-city public school, we witness complexities faced by urban public schools and communities everywhere.

Credits:

Camera, Alexis Boling, Jyllian Gunther; editor, Penelope Falk; original score, Tim Adams.

Notes:

This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.

Originally produced in 2012.

Aspect ratio 16:9.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

OCLC:

868671321