Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith brings her acclaimed one-woman show of the same name to the screen. The HBO Film presentation dramatizes accounts of students, parents, teachers and administrators caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline, which pushes underprivileged, minority youth out of the classroom and into incarceration. Read More
“No justice, no peace.”
as Jamal Harrison Bryant, Pastor and Founder, Empowerment Temple AME Church
INTERVIEW
After interviewing 250 subjects, Smith explains how and why she chose the real-life people she portrays in the film.
BEHIND THE SCENES
“It’s a call for people who want a more just world to get onboard and start a new movement.” Smith gives a peek inside the production, directed by Kristi Zea.
INTERVIEW
“The gap between rich and poor has really widened.” Smith discusses why the film’s message is essential in this socially and politically charged time.
INTERVIEW
“Rich kids get mischief, poor kids get pathologized and incarcerated.” Smith explains the injustice that starts with America's schools.
INTERVIEW
The bassist who joins Anna Deavere Smith on stage during the film brings elements of the blues to the stories told.
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