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| '''''The Lottery''''' is a 2010 ] about the controversy surrounding ] and ], directed by Madeleine Sackler. The film was produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler, and Madeleine Sackler. The cinematographer was Wolfgang Held ('']'', '']'', '']''). | '''''The Lottery''''' is a 2010 ] about the controversy surrounding ] and ], directed by ]. The film was produced by Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, James Lawler, and Madeleine Sackler. The cinematographer was Wolfgang Held ('']'', '']'', '']''). | ||
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For other uses, see Lottery (disambiguation).
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
The film follows four families from Harlem and the Bronx in the months leading up to the lottery for Harlem Success Academy, one of the most successful charter schools in New York City. The film explores the debate surrounding the education reform movement. Politicians and educators are interviewed about the crisis and how they believe it can be fixed. 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
- Geoffrey Canada is the President and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, which The New York Times Magazine called "one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time."
- Cory Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He is a member of numerous boards and advisory committees that are committed to education.
- Candice Fryer is a teacher at Harlem Success Academy 2.
- Betsy Gotbaum was New York City Public Advocate from 2001 to 2009.
- Meredith Gotlin is the Principal of PS29 in the Bronx.
- Joel Klein has been the New York City School Chancellor since 2002.
- Jim Manly is the Principal of Harlem Success Academy 2.
- Eva Moskowitz 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.
- Susan Taylor was editor in chief of Essence Magazine from 1981 to 2000. She founded the National CARES Mentoring Movement, whose goal is to recruit one million adult mentors.
- Dacia Toll is the President and co-CEO of Achievement First, which runs seventeen charter schools in Connecticut and New York.
- Paul Tough is an editor at The New York Times Magazine and the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America.
Production
Sackler, a 27-year-old 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."
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Louis, Errol (29 April 2010). "'The Lottery' Documentary Shows Education Is a Sure Bet". New York Daily News. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- '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.
- thelotteryfilm.com
- CNBC
- Scheck, Frank (10 June 2010). "Top marks to schools documentary "The Lottery"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
External links
- The Lottery at IMDb
- Official website
- Adams, Thelma (15 June 2010). "Charter School Controversy: A Q&A With The Lottery Director Madeleine Sackler". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2010.