I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

1993
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
Poster I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

Title: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

Original Title: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

Year: 1993

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 90 Minutes (1 hour 30 min)
  • Genre: Documentary

Plot

Paints an unflinching verité 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. But for these at-risk kids, however, the hope for their future survives only in the success of their education.

Awards

  • 1994 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 1

Director:

Susan RaymondSusan Raymond

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