I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
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Directed by | Susan Raymond |
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Cinematography | Alan Raymond |
Music by | Tom Verlaine |
Production company | Video Verite Films |
Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School is a 1993 American documentary film about the pupils at Stanton Elementary School, an inner city school in Philadelphia. It was aired on HBO as part of its America Undercover series.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producers Alan and Susan Raymond.[1] The husband and wife documentarians were also the cinematographer and editor (Alan) as well as director and narrator (Susan) for the film.
References[]
- ^ "NY Times: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
External links[]
- I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School at IMDb
- I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School at Video Verite Films
Categories:
- 1993 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American documentary films
- Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
- Documentary films about education in the United States
- Education in Philadelphia
- 1993 documentary films
- Documentary films about Philadelphia
- Documentary film stubs
- 1990s film stubs