The boys of Baraka / produced by Loki Films, LLC ; directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.

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Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Loki Films Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ewing, Heidi E. Grady, Rachel McGeehan, J. J.
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[New York] : ThinkFilm, [2006]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	African American boys > Maryland > Baltimore > Social conditions. Baraka School. At-risk youth > Education (Middle school) Boarding schools > Kenya. American students > Kenya. Documentary > Feature. Documentary films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary Documentary films. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.
Note:	Documentary. Originally released in 2005. Full frame presentation (4:3 aspect ratio). Special features: Directors' commentary; "A conversation with Bill Cosby" featurette; Deleted scenes; The boys - an update; Theatrical trailer; Trailer gallery. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CO7 D0065941 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA: R; some language.
ISBN:	097801412X 9780978014124
Credits:	Cinematographers, Marco Franzoni, Tony Hardman ; editor, Enat Sidi ; original music, J.J. McGeehan.
System Details:	DVD; 2.0 stereo.
Participant or Performer:	Bill Cosby, featurette.