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Title:
Waiting for "Superman" [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781415757222
Abstract:
"Provides 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." -- container.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
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.
Performers:
Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking.
Rated G (Canadian Home Video Rating).
