Documentaries (education)
by bl_nksy | created - 26 Jul 2013 | updated - 26 Jul 2013 | PublicTeach these movies to students, and open their eyes to the realities of the world we live in.
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1. Waiting for Superman (2010)
PG | 111 min | Documentary
An examination of the current state of education in America today.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Charles Adams, Jonathan Alter, Robert Balfanz, Harriet Ball
Votes: 11,635 | Gross: $6.41M
2. We Are the People We've Been Waiting For (2009)
90 min | Documentary
This landmark documentary explores the extent to which young people around the world are being failed by an education system created at the time of the Industrial Revolution. A provocative ... See full summary »
Director: Daryl Goodrich | Stars: Tony Blair, Richard Branson, David Bryant, Bill Clinton
Votes: 14
3. Paper Clips (2004)
G | 82 min | Documentary, War
As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed.
Directors: Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab | Stars: Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley, Casey Condra
Votes: 1,786 | Gross: $1.10M
4. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,783 | Gross: $21.58M
5. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Family, Music
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo
Votes: 3,552 | Gross: $8.12M
6. Spellbound (2002)
G | 97 min | Documentary, Comedy, Thriller
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Angela Arenivar, Ubaldo Arenivar, Jorge Arenivar, Scott McGarraugh
Votes: 12,462 | Gross: $5.73M
7. Race to Nowhere (2010)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary
A silent epidemic, cheating, has become commonplace in our schools; students have become disengaged; stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant; and young people arrive at college and workplaces unprepared and uninspired.
Directors: Vicki Abeles, Jessica Congdon
Votes: 215
8. Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon (2009)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary on inner city teens from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).
Director: Mary Mazzio | Stars: Tatyana Blackwell, Jessica Cervantes, Gabriel Echoles, Rahfeal Gordon
Votes: 31
9. 2 Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution (2009 Video)
54 min | Documentary, Family, History
For 25 years, report after report has shown that American students are falling further and further behind the rest of the world intellectually. As the American public school system fails to... See full summary »
Director: Dan Treharne
Votes: 10
10. Please Vote for Me (2007)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
Democracy in China exists, that is, in a primary school in Wuhan where a grade 3 class can vote who they want as class monitor.
Director: Weijun Chen | Stars: Cheng Cheng, Luo Lei, Xu Xiaofei
Votes: 1,449
11. Us and Our Education (2009 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Us and Our Education is a documentary exploring learning disabilities within school and through to the work place. The documentary centers around weekly workshops that were to be used as ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Burns
12. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
PG | 90 min | Documentary
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Ben Stein, Lili Asvar, Peter Atkins, Hector Avalos
Votes: 12,198 | Gross: $7.69M
Intelligent Design is *beep* watch this to understand how there are actually people out there who actually believe in that nonsense.
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