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{{short description|2010 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Lottery
| image = The Lottery film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official movie poster
| director = ]
| producer = ]<br />]<br />]<br />James Lawler<br />Madeleine Sackler
| writer =
| narrator =
| music = ]<br />]
| cinematography = ]
| editing = Madeleine Sackler
| studio = ]
| distributor = ]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|3|27|]|2010|5|7|United States}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $54,543
}}
'''''The Lottery''''' is a 2010 ] about the controversy surrounding ] and ], directed by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2153450/
|title=Madeleine Sackler
|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
|publisher= IMDb
⚫ |accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> The film was produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler, and Madeleine Sackler. The cinematographer was Wolfgang Held ('']'', '']'', '']'').


==Synopsis==
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⚫ The film follows four families from ] and ] in the months leading up to the ] for one of the ] (then known as Harlem Success Academy), one of the most successful charter schools in ]. The film explores the debate surrounding the ] movement. The film highlights the opposition from the teachers' unions to charter schools (as they are usually not unionized), and the contest between charter and public schools for building space.<ref name="NYPost-20100428-star"/>


==Participants==
⚫ '''The Lottery''' is a 2010 ] about the crisis in public education directed by Madeleine Sackler. The film is produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler and Madeleine Sackler. The cinematographer was Wolfgang Held (], ], ]).
⚫ * ]: the President and CEO of ], which ] called "one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time."
⚫ * ]: the mayor of ]. He is a member of numerous boards and advisory committees that are committed to education.
⚫ * Candice Fryer: a teacher at Harlem Success Academy 2 (now known as Success Academy Harlem 2).
⚫ * ]: ] from 2001 to 2009.
⚫ * Meredith Gotlin: the ] of PS29 in the Bronx.
⚫ * ]: the ] from 2002 to January 2011.
⚫ * Jim Manly: the Principal of Harlem Success Academy 2.
⚫ * ]: the founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools (then known as Success Charter Network), which runs the Success Academies Harlem.
⚫ * Jessica Reid: a teacher at Harlem Success Academy 2 (now known as Success Academy Harlem 2).
⚫ * ]: editor in chief of '']'' from 1981 to 2000. She founded the National CARES Mentoring Movement, whose goal is to recruit one million adult ].
⚫ * Dacia Toll: the President and co-CEO of Achievement First, which runs seventeen charter schools in Connecticut and New York.
⚫ * ]: an editor at '']'' and the author of ''Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America''.


== Synopsis == ==Production==
Sackler, a graduate of ], said she was inspired to make the film by news footage of a charter-school lottery at the Harlem Armory in 2008. This is her first film project.<ref name="NYPost-20100428-star"/>
⚫ The Lottery is a feature-length documentary that follows four families from ] and ] in the months leading up to the lottery for ], one of the most successful schools in ]. The film explores the debate surrounding the ] movement. Politicians and educators are interviewed about the crisis and how they believe it can be fixed.


== Participants == ==Distribution==
⚫ It was shown at the ] in April 2010, as part of the "Tribeca Talks" panel.<ref name="NYPost-20100428-star"></ref><ref name="NYDailyNews-20100429-docu">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/04/29/2010-04-29_the_lottery_documentary_shows_education_is_a_sure_bet.html|title='The Lottery' Documentary Shows Education Is a Sure Bet|last=Louis|first=Errol|date=29 April 2010|work=New York Daily News|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="Variety-Ultrasuede"></ref>
⚫ *] is the President and CEO of ], which ] called "one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time."
⚫ *] is the mayor of ]. He is a member of numerous boards and advisory committees that are committed to education.
⚫ *Candice Fryer is a teacher at ].
⚫ *] was ] from 2001 to 2009.
⚫ *Meredith Gotlin is the ] of PS29 in the Bronx.
⚫ *] has been the ] since 2002.
⚫ *Jim Manly is the ] of Harlem Success Academy 2.
⚫ *] is the founder and CEO of Success Charter Network, which runs the Harlem Success Academies.
⚫ *Jessica Reid is a teacher at Harlem Success Academy 2.
⚫ *] was Editor in chief of '']'' from 1981 to 2000. She founded the National CARES Mentoring Movement, whose goal is to recruit one million adult ].
⚫ *Dacia Toll is the President and co-CEO of Achievement First, which runs seventeen charter schools in Connecticut and New York.
⚫ *] is an editor at '']'' and the author of ''Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America''.


⚫ ''The Lottery'' was released in cinemas on 7 May 2010, and on ] on 30 May 2010.<ref></ref><ref>{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
== Showing ==
⚫ It was shown at the ].<ref name="NYDailyNews-20100429-docu"></ref><ref name="NYPost-20100428-star"></ref><ref name="Variety-Ultrasuede"></ref>

⚫ The Lottery was released in cinemas on 7 May 2010, and on ] on 30 May 2010.<ref></ref><ref></ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
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Frank Scheck of the ''Hollywood Reporter'' noted that the film is "hardly objective in its stance", but said that it would be "of vital interest to anyone interested in the topic."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65A0F820100611|title=Top marks to schools documentary "The Lottery"|last=Scheck|first=Frank|date=10 June 2010|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref> Errol Louis in the ''New York Daily News'' compared it to '']'', arguing that it "will create and energize charter supporters by the thousands."<ref name="NYDailyNews-20100429-docu"/>


== References == ==See also==
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==References==
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⚫ *{{official|http://www.thelotteryfilm.com}}


⚫ ==External links==
⚫ * {{Official website|http://www.thelotteryfilm.com}}
* {{IMDb title|1515935|The Lottery}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/thelma-adams/charter-school-controvers_b_610420.html?ir=New%20York|title=Charter School Controversy: A Q&A with the Lottery Director Madeleine Sackler|last=Adams|first=Thelma|date=15 June 2010|work=Huffington Post|accessdate=17 June 2010}}

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2010 film

The Lottery
Official movie poster
Directed byMadeleine Sackler
Produced byBlake Ashman
Todd Bartels
Erin Lanuti
James Lawler
Madeleine Sackler
CinematographyWolfgang Held
Edited byMadeleine Sackler
Music byTunde Adebimpe
Gerard Smith
Production
company		Great Curve Films
Distributed byVariance Films
Release dates
  • 27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) (Cleveland)
  • 7 May 2010 (2010-05-07) (United States)
Running time81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$54,543

The Lottery is a 2010 documentary film about the controversy surrounding public and charter schools in the United States, directed by Madeleine Sackler. The film was produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler, and Madeleine Sackler. The cinematographer was Wolfgang Held (Brüno, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Children Underground).

Synopsis

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The film follows four families from Harlem and the Bronx in the months leading up to the lottery for one of the Success Academy Charter Schools (then known as Harlem Success Academy), one of the most successful charter schools in New York City. The film explores the debate surrounding the education reform movement. The film highlights the opposition from the teachers' unions to charter schools (as they are usually not unionized), and the contest between charter and public schools for building space.

Participants

Production

Sackler, a graduate of Duke University, said she was inspired to make the film by news footage of a charter-school lottery at the Harlem Armory in 2008. This is her first film project.

Distribution

It was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010, as part of the "Tribeca Talks" panel.

The Lottery was released in cinemas on 7 May 2010, and on DVD on 30 May 2010.

Reception

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Frank Scheck of the Hollywood Reporter noted that the film is "hardly objective in its stance", but said that it would be "of vital interest to anyone interested in the topic." Errol Louis in the New York Daily News compared it to An Inconvenient Truth, arguing that it "will create and energize charter supporters by the thousands."

See also

References

  1. "Madeleine Sackler". IMDb. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. ^ Charter Kids Star: True Story of Lottery Hits Tribeca Fest, by Yoav Gonen (educ. rptr.) (add'l rptg. by Lachlan Cartwright), in New York Post, Apr. 28, 2010, as accessed Jun. 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Louis, Errol (29 April 2010). "'The Lottery' Documentary Shows Education Is a Sure Bet". New York Daily News. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  4. 'Ultrasuede' to Bow at Tribeca: Pic Set For Fest's New Documentary Panel, by Pamela McClintock, in Variety, Mar. 30, 2010 (story prior to showing of film at Tribeca festival) (section Film), as accessed Jun. 17, 2010.
  5. thelotteryfilm.com
  6. CNBC
  7. Scheck, Frank (10 June 2010). "Top marks to schools documentary "The Lottery"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 June 2010.

External links

Films directed by Madeleine Sackler
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