Waiting for "Superman"  [videorecording] / 
Paramount Vantage and Participant Media present ; in association with Walden Media ; an Electric Kinney production ; written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball ; produced by Lesley Chilcott ; directed by Davis Guggenheim. 
, United States. 
 - Hollywood, Calif. :  Paramount Home Entertainment,  [2011] 
 - 1 videodisc (111 min.) :  sd., col. with b&w sequences ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber.  Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing changes which have taken place since the making of the film) -- A conversation with Davis Guggenheim -- The future is in our classrooms -- The making of "Shine" (the film's title track by musician John Legend) -- deleted scenes. 
<br/><br/>Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing changes which have taken place since the making of the film) -- A conversation with Davis Guggenheim -- The future is in our classrooms -- The making of "Shine" (the film's title track by musician John Legend) -- deleted scenes. 
<br/><br/>Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck ; title track "Shine" written and performed by John Legend.  Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck ; title track "Shine" written and performed by John Legend. 
<br/><br/>Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten. 
<br/><br/> "Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. [This documentary] has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life."--container. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. 
<br/><br/><br/>English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1415757224 9781415757222 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>097363565048 097363565055 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>35650  Paramount Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tape  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational accountability--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Education--Standards--United States.<br/>Education--Evaluation.--United States<br/>School improvement programs--United States.<br/>Educational equalization--United States.<br/>Public schools--United States.<br/>Educaci�on--Estados Unidos.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Documentary films.<br/>Nonfiction films.<br/>Educational films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Film adaptations.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DVD LA 212  / .W35 2011