Pressure Cooker
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Grausman
Wilma Stephenson
Erica Gaither
Fatoumata Dembele
Tyree Dudley
Mark Becker
Film Details
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Synopsis
Unorthodox Culinary Arts teacher Mrs. Stephenson is a tyrant known throughout her Philly public high school for her hoarse rebukes of her students' creations. She may be disarmingly blunt, but she cares about the final product. Last year, 11 of her seniors totaled $750,000 in scholarships to top culinary schools across the nation. Here, we follow three of Stephenson's dedicated inner-city kids with circumstances stacked against them whose best hope for the future depends on the perfect results.
Crew
Mark Becker
Mark Becker
Jennifer Grausman
Paul Huston
Leigh Iacobucci
Myna Joseph
Donald Newkirk
Justin Schein
Jeff Skoll
Lidia Tamplenizza
Colin Weeks
Diane Weyermann
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Special Documentary Jury Commendation at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States June 5, 2009
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States on Video April 20, 2010
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States Summer May 27, 2009
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Docufest) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Documentary Competition) June 19-29, 2008.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival September 23-27, 2009.
Released in United States on Video April 20, 2010
Released in United States Summer May 27, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Documentary Competition) June 19-29, 2008.)
Released in United States June 5, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival September 23-27, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Docufest) October 16-29, 2008.)
