I am a promise [videorecording] : the children of Stanton Elementary School / Video Verité presents a film by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; directed and reported by Susan Raymond.
2005
LC5133.P5 I36 2005
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Title
I am a promise [videorecording] : the children of Stanton Elementary School / Video Verité presents a film by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; directed and reported by Susan Raymond.
ISBN
0767077660
9780767077668
9780767077668
Publication Details
[New York] : DocuRama : Distributed by New Video, [2005]
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
767685969731
Call Number
LC5133.P5 I36 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
371/.009173/2
Distributor No.
NVG-9697 DocuRama
Summary
Paints a poignantly captivating, unflinching, and relevant 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 devoted and determined viewpoint of principal Deanna Burney, this shows Stanton as grossly underfunded, understaffed, and filled with children struggling to overcome their difficulties. However, for these at-risk kids growing up outside the American dream, the only hope for their future survives in the success of their education.
Note
Originally produced as motion picture in 1993.
Interviews with Deanna Burney and the families and children of the Stanton Elementary School.
Interviews with Deanna Burney and the families and children of the Stanton Elementary School.
Credits
Director of photography, Alan Raymond ; editor, Alan Raymond.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary, 1993.
Added Author
Raymond, Alan.
Raymond, Susan.
Burney, Deanna.
Raymond, Susan.
Burney, Deanna.
Added Corporate Author
Video Verité (Firm)
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
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