I am a promise : the children of Stanton Elementary School / Video Verité presents a film by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond ; directed and reported by Susan Raymond.

Paints a poignantly captivating, unflinching, and relevant portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia, an inner-city neighborhood where 90% of the students live below the poverty line. As seen through the devoted and determined viewpoint of principal Deanna Burney, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Video Verité (Firm)
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group
Other Authors: Raymond, Alan
Raymond, Susan
Burney, Deanna
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English audio.
Published: [New York] : DocuRama : Distributed by New Video, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
M. Hall Stanton Public School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
School children > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Elementary school principals > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Urban schools > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Documentary > Feature.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Elementary school principals.
School children.
Urban schools.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Genre:
Documentary
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Paints a poignantly captivating, unflinching, and relevant portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia, an inner-city neighborhood where 90% of the students live below the poverty line. As seen through the devoted and determined viewpoint of principal Deanna Burney, this shows Stanton as grossly underfunded, understaffed, and filled with children struggling to overcome their difficulties. However, for these at-risk kids growing up outside the American dream, the only hope for their future survives in the success of their education.
Note:Originally produced as motion picture in 1993.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL2 D0046077 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0767077660
9780767077668
Credits:Director of photography, Alan Raymond ; editor, Alan Raymond.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Interviews with Deanna Burney and the families and children of the Stanton Elementary School.