
Despite limited resources, National Teachers Academy is one of Chicago's top-performing elementary schools. It is not only an academic refuge for its predominantly Black and low-income students in Chicago's Southside but the school also offers free extracurricular activities, low-cost child care, recreational facilities, and a community health clinic. When new residents of the gentrifying neighborhood campaign to reconfigure it into a high school, the school district caves to their request. This inspiring documentary profiles determined parents, students, and community leaders fighting to repeal the decision.
- Year2022
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereArkansas Premiere
- DirectorKevin Shaw
- ProducerKevin Shaw, Rachel Dickson
- Executive ProducerSTEVE JAMES, SALLY JO FIFER
- FilmmakerKevin Shaw
- ComposerKAHIL EL’ZABAR
Despite limited resources, National Teachers Academy is one of Chicago's top-performing elementary schools. It is not only an academic refuge for its predominantly Black and low-income students in Chicago's Southside but the school also offers free extracurricular activities, low-cost child care, recreational facilities, and a community health clinic. When new residents of the gentrifying neighborhood campaign to reconfigure it into a high school, the school district caves to their request. This inspiring documentary profiles determined parents, students, and community leaders fighting to repeal the decision.
- Year2022
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereArkansas Premiere
- DirectorKevin Shaw
- ProducerKevin Shaw, Rachel Dickson
- Executive ProducerSTEVE JAMES, SALLY JO FIFER
- FilmmakerKevin Shaw
- ComposerKAHIL EL’ZABAR