I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
by Susan Raymond
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Director: Susan RaymondCinematographer: Alan Raymond
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
Movie Reviews of I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
Movie Review: A 1993 Documentary Behaviours 4-10 Years Old
Summary: 4 Stars
1/25/06 I found the documentary very poignant..the fact that 13 years ago(documentary is 1993) a group of 4-10 year old African American children were demanding "pampering" from their principle..: they were suppose to over ride their classroom teachers to tattle when they "spit,kicked or punched each other" & that they were a melting pot of all types of abilities as well as problems. ..The Stanton Elementary School was fortunate to have parents who came to the school to demand their children "not play the untrue stereotype of "the stupid African American".When you see the documentary, it becomes bewildering as to why these kids' neighborhoods did not evolve for the better over the years.Perhaps the tranquilizers they were being given as an excuse when they "hyped", transits to "street drugs" when they involved themselves in the teen years "with the streets".
Summary of I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
Winner of the Academy Award? for Best Documentary and widely celebrated on the HBO hit series America Undercover, I AM A PROMISE has been applauded by The New York Times as a "strong documentary… unsparing yet tender." Directed by the innovative, award-winning team of Alan and Susan Raymond (An American Family), I AM A PROMISE paints an unflinching verit? portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia, an inner-city neighborhood where 90% of the students live below the poverty line. As seen through the viewpoint of devoted principal Deanna Burney, the film shows Stanton as grossly underfunded, understaffed, and filled with children struggling to overcome their difficulties. For these at-risk kids, however, the hope for their future survives only in the success of their education. Astoundingly relevant today, I AM A PROMISE imparts a poignantly captivating series of vignettes concerning children growing up outside the American dream, echoing current "hot-button" issues in our country's ongoing political discussion. DVD Features: Commentary Featuring the Filmmaker and Principal Deanna Burney; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionDocumentary DVD Video
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