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Waiting for "Superman" [videorecording (DVD)]

2011

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Waiting for "Superman" [videorecording (DVD)] / Paramount Vantage and Participant Media present ; in association with Walden Media ; an Electric Kinney production ; directed by Davis Guggenheim ; written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball ; produced by Lesley Chilcott.

Other Title:	Container of (work): Waiting for "Superman" (Motion picture) Container of (expression): Waiting for "Superman" (Motion picture). Spanish.
Publisher, Date:	Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 2010 ©2011
Description:	1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. plastic DVD video 4 3/4 in. digital digial optical widescreen DVD video NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material, mild language and incidental smoking.
Credits:	Edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; music by Christophe Beck.
Performers:	Geoffrey Canada (educator), Lester Garcia (Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative), Steve Barr (founder, Green Dot Public Schools), Bill Strickland (education reformer), Jay Mathews (education reporter, The Washington Post), Michelle Rhee (chancellor, D.C. Public Schools), Jonathan Alter (senior editor, Newsweek), Eric Hanushek (Stanford University), Howard Fuller (former superintendent, Milwaukee), Randi Weingarten (president, American Federation of Teachers), Dennis Van Roekel (president, National Education Association), Jason Kamras (Teacher Quality Control, D.C.), Lance T. Izumi (Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy), Todd Dickson (Summit Prep Public Charter School), Bill Gates (founder, Microsoft), Charles Adams (head of school, SEED).
System Details:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Summary:	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.
Notes:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. Edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; music by Christophe Beck. Geoffrey Canada (educator), Lester Garcia (Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative), Steve Barr (founder, Green Dot Public Schools), Bill Strickland (education reformer), Jay Mathews (education reporter, The Washington Post), Michelle Rhee (chancellor, D.C. Public Schools), Jonathan Alter (senior editor, Newsweek), Eric Hanushek (Stanford University), Howard Fuller (former superintendent, Milwaukee), Randi Weingarten (president, American Federation of Teachers), Dennis Van Roekel (president, National Education Association), Jason Kamras (Teacher Quality Control, D.C.), Lance T. Izumi (Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy), Todd Dickson (Summit Prep Public Charter School), Bill Gates (founder, Microsoft), Charles Adams (head of school, SEED). DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. All rights reserved. English or optional dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Contents:	Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing 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) -- deleted scenes.

Subjects:	Educational accountability -- Law and legislation -- United States. Education -- Standards -- United States. Education -- United States -- Evaluation. School improvement programs -- United States. Educational equalization -- United States. Teacher effectiveness -- United States -- Evaluation. Teachers' unions -- Social aspects -- United States. Public schools -- United States. School failure -- United States. Low-performing schools -- Social aspects -- United States. Dropouts -- United States -- Social conditions. Educational change -- United States. Charter schools -- United States. College preparation programs -- United States. School children -- United States -- Attitudes -- Interviews. Parents -- United States -- Attitudes -- Interviews. Teachers -- United States -- Attitudes -- Interviews. Educators -- United States -- Attitudes -- Interviews. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. French language materials -- Bilingual. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Educational films.
Other Author:	Guggenheim, Davis, film director, screenwriter. Kimball, Billy, screenwriter. Chilcott, Lesley, film producer. Canada, Geoffrey, interviewee. Barr, Steve, interviewee. Strickland, Bill, 1947- interviewee. Mathews, Jay, 1945- interviewee. Rhee, Michelle, interviewee. Alter, Jonathan, interviewee. Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943- interviewee. Fuller, Howard, 1941- interviewee. Weingarten, Randi, interviewee. Izumi, Lance T., 1958- interviewee. Gates, Bill, 1955- interviewee. Finton, Greg, editor of moving image work. Cassidy, Jay, editor of moving image work. Roberts, Kim (Motion picture editor), editor of moving image work. Roland, Erich, director of photography. Richman, Bob, director of photography. Beck, Christophe, 1972- composer (expression) Paramount Vantage, presenter. Participant Media, presenter. Walden Media, presenter. Electric Kinney Films, production company. Paramount Pictures Corporation, publisher.

ISBN:	1415757224 9781415757222
UPC:	097363565048
Publisher or Distributor Number:	35650 11111020912
Control Number:	802237

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