The perfect life : growing up in urban America / directed by Sam Lee ; producers, Sam Lee, Nancy Roth ; a Perfect Life Pictures Inc. production, in association with Greenhouse Pictures.

"Takes a hard look at the challenges of growing up in America's inner cities. In 1992, filmmaker Sam Lee moved from England to teach second grade at a unique school in Harlem (The Children's Storefront) aimed at helping disadvantaged youth. Ten years later, she decided to revisit her former students...

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Corporate Authors: Perfect Life Pictures, GreenHouse Pictures, Choices, Inc
Other Authors: Lee, Sam (Samantha Ceri) (Producer, Director)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English.
Published: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : Choices, Inc., [2007], ©2007.
Edition:Standard format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Children's Storefront.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
High school students > New York (State) > New York.
Education, Urban > New York (State) > New York.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Growing up in urban America.
Format: Video DVD
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"Takes a hard look at the challenges of growing up in America's inner cities. In 1992, filmmaker Sam Lee moved from England to teach second grade at a unique school in Harlem (The Children's Storefront) aimed at helping disadvantaged youth. Ten years later, she decided to revisit her former students, now seniors in high school, and find out what had become of their dreams, their families, and their lives. With candor and eloquence, each student discusses their personal challenges from living with no parental support, emotional issues, grinding poverty and lack of opportunities" -- Container.
Note:This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2006.
Special features: director's statement; photo gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR7 D0090406 VideoDVD
LC5115 .P47 2007 VideoDVD
ISBN:1933724129
9781933724126
Credits:Cinematographers, Sam Lee, Elizabeth Tracey ; editor, Sam Lee ; original music written & performed by Jonathan Zalben.
System Details:DVD-R, region 1; Dolby digital stereo.