Waiting for Superman [videorecording]
2011
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Davis Guggenheim, director of Al Gore's influential global warming documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth', explores the pitfalls of the American public education system in this revealing political documentary. The film traces the stories of five children from under-privileged backgrounds whose parents are desperate to secure a decent education for them by getting them into one of the country's sought-after high-performing charter schools. But admission to these schools is allocated by lottery, and the only alternative is a declining public education system that has fallen by the wayside and is characterised by failing schools and a poor standard of teaching.
Main title:
Waiting for Superman [videorecording] / director, Davis Guggenheim; producer, Michael Birtel; producer, Lesley Chilcott; writer, Davis Guggenheim; writer, Billy Kimball.
Author:
Guggenheim, Davis, directorBeck, Christophe, 1972-, music
Imprint:
Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
Collation:
1 videodisc (111 min.) : col.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Bonus footage, Deleted scenes, 'Making of' documentary, Interviews (Davis Guggenheim (Director)), Commentary (Davis Guggenheim (Director), Lesley Chilcott (Producer)), Other documentaries ('Changing The Odds', 'The Future Is in Our Classrooms').Made in 2010.Credits: music, Christophe Beck; cinematographer, Robert Richman; cinematographer, Erich Roland.DVDN.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
070.18
Local class:
WRL
Language:
English
BRN:
1032182