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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/692818642 Title: Waiting for "Superman" Author: Davis Guggenheim; Billy Kimball; Lesley Chilcott; Bill Strickland; Geoffrey Canada; Michelle Rhee; Randi Weingarten; Erich Roland; Bob Richman; Greg Finton; Jay Cassidy; Kim Roberts; Christophe Beck; John Legend; Paramount Vantage; Participant Media; Walden Media; Electric Kinney Films; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2011] ISBN/ISSN: 1415757224 9781415757222 OCLC:692818642

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Waiting for "Superman"

Author:	Davis Guggenheim; Billy Kimball; Lesley Chilcott; Bill Strickland; Geoffrey Canada; All authors
Publisher:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2011]
Edition/Format:	DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"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. Read more...
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Genre/Form:	Documentary films Nonfiction films Educational films Feature films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Material Type:	Videorecording
Document Type:	Visual material
All Authors / Contributors:	Davis Guggenheim; Billy Kimball; Lesley Chilcott; Bill Strickland; Geoffrey Canada; Michelle Rhee; Randi Weingarten; Erich Roland; Bob Richman; Greg Finton; Jay Cassidy; Kim Roberts; Christophe Beck; John Legend; Paramount Vantage.; Participant Media.; Walden Media.; Electric Kinney Films.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) Find more information about:
ISBN:	1415757224 9781415757222
OCLC Number:	692818642
Language Note:	English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Notes:	Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber. 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.
Credits:	Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck ; title track "Shine" written and performed by John Legend.
Performer(s):	Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.
Awards:	Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking.
Description:	1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Details:	DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
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.
Responsibility:	Paramount Vantage and Participant Media present ; in association with Walden Media ; an Electric Kinney production ; written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball ; produced by Lesley Chilcott ; directed by Davis Guggenheim.

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"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.

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