Bibliograph

I am a promise, 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

Type

Label

I am a promise, 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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

I am a promise

Oclc number

57335291

Responsibility statement

Video Verité presents a film by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; directed and reported by Susan Raymond

Runtime

Sub title

the children of Stanton Elementary School

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 eduction

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification