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Additional authors

1. Gunther, Jyllian (Film director)
2. Chambers, Essie
3. Solomon, Carla
4. Goldman, Lesley
5. Oxman, Alan
6. O'Brien, James
7. Fravien, Charlene
8. Raven, Lavie
9. Greer, Kevin
10. Boling, Alexis
11. Falk, Penelope
12. Adams, Tim
13. Alive Mind Cinema, publisher
14. Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher

Description

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

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School.
2. Community schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
3. Performing arts high schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
4. Educational change -- New York (State) -- New York.
5. Educational innovations -- New York (State) -- New York.
6. Urban high schools -- New York (State) -- New York.

Genre/Form

1. Documentary films.
2. Nonfiction films.
3. Feature films.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1263

Language

1. English

Note

1. Originally released in 2012.
2. Bonus features: The new public trailer; The new public on Colorado Public Radio.

Credits (note)

1. Producer, Jyllian Gunther ; producers, Jyllian Gunther, Essie Chambers, Carla Solomon, Lesley Goldman, Alan Oxman ; cinematographers, Alexis Boling, Jyllian Gunther ; editor, Penelope Falk ; composer, Tim Adams ; a Bcam LLC, Wonderful6, Inc. production ; a film by Jyllian Gunther.

System details (note)

1. DVD format, NTSC, stereo.

Language (note)

1. Closed-captioned in English.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Digital file characteristics

1. video file DVD video

Performer

1. James O'Brien, Charlene Fravien, Lavie Raven, Kevin Greer.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Gunther, Jyllian (Film director), film director.
2. Chambers, Essie, film producer.
3. Solomon, Carla, film producer.
4. Goldman, Lesley, film producer.
5. Oxman, Alan, film producer.
6. O'Brien, James, contributor.
7. Fravien, Charlene, contributor.
8. Raven, Lavie, contributor.
9. Greer, Kevin, contributor.
10. Boling, Alexis, director of photography.
11. Falk, Penelope, editor of moving image work.
12. Adams, Tim, composer (expression)
13. Alive Mind Cinema, publisher.
14. Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.

Other standard identifier

1. 738329156923

Publisher no.

1. K1569 Kino Lorber