Nursery University (2008)

Directors:

Marc H. Simon
Matthew Makar (co-director)

Writer:

Marc H. Simon (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Getting In Is No Longer Child's Play

Plot:

Documentary about disparate NYC parents' efforts to get their children into "feeder preschools," private institutions that claim to set youngsters on the track to admission into Ivy league colleges.

Plot Keywords:

Nursery | School | New York City | School Director | Toddler

Directed by
Marc H. Simon
Matthew Makar		(co-director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marc H. Simon		writer

Produced by
Matthew Makar	....	producer
Marc H. Simon	....	producer

Original Music by
Chris Hajian

Cinematography by
Sam Henriques
Robert Richman

Film Editing by
M. Watanabe Milmore
Tom Patterson

Production Management
Francine Dauw	....	production manager

Sound Department
Nicholas Renbeck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	....	supervising sound editor
John Sember	....	sound mixer

Animation Department
Jordan Bruner	....	animator
Christina Capozzi Riley	....	animator (as Christina Capozzi)
Victoria Harris	....	assistant animator
Brian O'Connell	....	animation director
Richard O'Connor	....	animation director

Editorial Department
Maria Adler	....	additional editorial
Viviana Diaz	....	assistant editor
Steve Heffner	....	associate editor
M. Watanabe Milmore	....	supervising editor

Distributors

• Variance Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Music Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (TV)

Special Effects

• Asterisk (titles and animation)

Other Companies

• Soundtrack  sound mixing facility

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Certainly one of the most entertaining films I've seen in a long time...

This film is incredibly entertaining. I was it at a screening last night and was blown away, as was the entire audience. The film profiles 5 different New York City families each from varied socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, and each attempting to navigate through the ultra-competitive world of getting their 3 year old into an elite Manhattan nursery school. The steps each well-meaning (but desperate) parent goes through lends itself to many many laughs but has many heartfelt and poignant moments as well. The film really takes the viewer through an intense emotional ride that is very rewarding and interesting. The subject matter is quite original, I know of no other movie that has tackled this topic in the past. It works very well as a date movie but just as well as a movie for families and friends to enjoy whether or not they have children. It has true universal appeal. I highly recommend it.