Director Vicki Abeles makes the personal political—and starts a crucial national conversation—in this groundbreaking exposé of the pressure to succeed exerted on American schoolchildren. Disturbed by the difficulties her own three bright, engaged and eloquent children are having with school, Abeles investigates, camera in hand. She discovers each (including her youngest, a fourth grader) "works harder . . . and is certainly more stressed than I was in law school." What starts as a private matter widens into a cogent examination of systemic pressures faced by youth amid dropping test scores, a shrinking global economy and increasingly unrealistic expectations set by parents, universities, school districts and society at large. The demands have crushing, widespread consequences: Cheating has become commonplace, stress-related illness is rampant and teenage suicide has grown significantly for the first time in decades. Through incisive, heartbreaking interviews with schoolchildren, teachers, parents and sociologists, Abeles points to the silent epidemic running rampant in our schools as well as a cure. World Premiere. —Ilya Tovbis
Running time: 83 Country: US Category: Valley of the Docs Directed by: Vicki Abeles Producer: Vicki Abeles Screenwriters: Maimone Attia, Jessica Congdon Cinematographer: Maimone Attia Editor: Jessica Congdon
Ticket Code: RACT18S
Print Source: Reel Link Films 3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd Lafayette, CA 94549
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Screening:
Sun. Oct 18th, 2009 @ 8:00 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
