Waiting for 'Superman'
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Davis Guggenheim
Charles Adam
Harriet Ball
Steven Barr
Robert Balfanz
Jonathan Alter
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians' promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Reminding us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily. The film follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Undertaking an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.
Director
Davis Guggenheim
Cast
Charles Adam
Harriet Ball
Steven Barr
Robert Balfanz
Jonathan Alter
Robert Balfanz
Jonathan Alter
Charles Adam
Harriet Ball
Steven Barr
Crew
Christophe Beck
Jay Cassidy
Lesley Chilcott
Joel Dougherty
Greg Finton
Davis Guggenheim
Eliza Hindmarch
John Houlihan
Billy Kimball
Susan Novick
Bob Richman
Bob Richman
Kim Roberts
Erich Roland
Erich Roland
Jeff Skoll
Diane Weyermann
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States September 24, 2010
Released in United States Fall September 24, 2010
Released in United States on Video February 15, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States January 2010
Released in United States June 2010
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.
Limited Release in United States September 24, 2010
Released in United States Fall September 24, 2010
Released in United States on Video February 15, 2011
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Galas) June 17-27, 2010.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Centerpiece) June 21-27, 2010.
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.)
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Galas) June 17-27, 2010.)
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Centerpiece) June 21-27, 2010. )
Winner of the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
