The Hobart Shakespeareans
(DVD)
Published
[New York, NY] : Docurama : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2006.
Format
DVD
Status
Clallam Bay - Digital Video Disc
DVD 822.33 HOBART
1 available
DVD 822.33 HOBART
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clallam Bay - Digital Video Disc | DVD 822.33 HOBART | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Education, Elementary -- California -- Los Angeles.
Esquith, Rafe.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Hobart Boulevard Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Male elementary school teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Motivation in education.
Teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Theater -- California -- Los Angeles.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Education, Elementary -- California -- Los Angeles.
Esquith, Rafe.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Hobart Boulevard Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Male elementary school teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Motivation in education.
Teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Theater -- California -- Los Angeles.
More Details
Published
[New York, NY] : Docurama : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
767685976234
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast on September 6, 2005 as an episode of the PBS television program: POV [Point of view].
General Note
Special features: Filmmaker interview (15 min.); Filmmaker biography [text feature]; About Docurama [text feature]; Docurama trailer park [trailers].
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, cinematographer and co-producer, Alex Rotaru.
Participants/Performers
Rafe Esquith; interviewees include Danielle Joo, Alan Avila, Mercedes Santoyo, Brenda De Leon, Michael York, Amy Lee, Lidia Medina, Ian McKellen, Damien Mendieta.
Description
One year. One class. One play. The Latino-and Asian-American children crowding Los Angeles' sprawling Hobart Boulevard Elementary face daunting odds: low-income households, under-funded, overcrowded school, and a neighborhood known for crime, not opportunity. Teacher Rafe Esquith expects the best from these kids, leading his fifth-graders through a rigorous core curriculum of English, mathematics, geography, and literature. The pinnacle of each year is the performance of a full-length, unabridged play by Shakespeare. Esquith's motto is "Be nice, work hard. There are no shortcuts" and the Hobart Shakespeareans prove that any kid can succeed, and go on the live the American dream.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital stereo.
Language
In English; closed-captioned.