Waiting for Superman DVDs
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Waiting for Superman
Starring: The Black Family, Geoffrey Canada and The Esparza Family
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writers: Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball
Rating: PG
Running Time: 111 minutes
Academy Award®-winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) delivers another
provocative film experience with his compelling and inspirational examination of American public
education in WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN", arriving on DVD on 21 July, 2011 from Paramount Home
Entertainment.
Named the Best Documentary of the year by the National Board of Review (US), and cited by the
American Film Institute as one of the year's best movies, WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" was called
"an electrifying call to action" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), and has launched a movement to achieve
real and lasting change in America's schools.
The film depicts the moving and poignant struggles of real-life students and their families and the
efforts of educators and reformers who are working to find viable solutions within a dysfunctional
system. A stirring, must-see clarion call that has left audiences inspired and motivated to make a
difference.
"I think that every kid, no matter where they are born or what they have been given in life, deserves a
great education. The idea of education reform becomes a lot less abstract and a lot more compelling
when you see these beautiful kids and realise all their potential," said director Davis Guggenheim.
"Now there are reformers out there who are defying the odds and proving it's entirely possible to create
outstanding schools even in the most troubled neighborhoods. That's what drove me to tell this story
and to make this movie."
"Even if you don't have kids, you should care about public education," said Lesley Chilcott, producer of
WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN". "If we want to solve global warming, poverty, health care and the
economy, we need to have an educated society. Education is ground zero for tackling all these issues."
In addition to the inspirational film, the DVD features four additional stories of real students and
teachers, commentary by Davis Guggenheim and Lesley Chilcott, a conversation with Davis
Guggenheim, the making of John Legend's original song "Shine", which was composed specifically for
the film, a look at what's changed in education since the movie was filmed and more.
Special Features
- Changing the Odds: A poignant look into the challenges
students and teachers have faced within the American
public school system and the successful programs that
have been put in place to change the face of public
education in the U.S.
- Updates: A look at what's changed in education since the
movie was filmed
- A Conversation with Davis Guggenheim, Director
- The Future is in Our Classrooms
- The Making of "Shine"
- Deleted Scenes: Four additional stories of real-life
students and teachers (Keith and Tiffany, Locke High and
Steve Barr, Bill Strickland, The Green Family)
- Commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and
producer Lesley Chilcott
One of the "Top 10 Movies of 2010" - Time Magazine
FROM THE FILMMAKERS BEHIND THE OSCAR! WINNING FILM
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH COMES AN ENGAGING, INSPIRING AND PROVOCATIVE LOOK
AT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
THE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WORKING TO CHANGE IT
Waiting for Superman
RRP $39.95
