City teacher
(DVD)
Published
Bronx, NY : Drummond & Smith Entertainment, [2007].
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Adult AV
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Published
Bronx, NY : Drummond & Smith Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Special features: 5.1 surround, interactive menu, scene selections.
Creation/Production Credits
Writer/director/producer, Juney Smith ; producer, Jayson Williams; co-producers Isis Harris, Ruth Harris, Ron Rutledge, Juney Smith, Ron Wolf, Carrie Leigh, Liette A. Pedrazza, Angel Vasquez, Maria Bryant, Amina Fakir; costume design, Alisa Crutchfield; director of photography, Ron Wolf; editor, Liette A. Pedrazza; music supervisor, Preston Glass.
Participants/Performers
Jonathan Sale, Glynn Turman, Frank Vincent, Chuck D, Heather Tom, Ella Joyce, Tommy Ford.
Description
Jeff Solomon, a jewish man raised by black parents, dedicates his life to serving the public as a parole officer and dealing with dangerous felons. At the suggestion of his bosses, and against the wishes of his wife, Solomon takes a position teaching reading to a New York City Public School System class of illiterate future felons. In order to keep his students out of the prison system and teach them to read, Solomon must fight the school system itself.
System Details
DVD ; 5.1 surround.
Awards
Official selection, 2007 San Francisco Black Film Festival; Official selection, 2007 Long Island International Film Expo; Official selection, 2007 Hollywood Black Film Festival; Official selection, 2007 Pan African Film Festival.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith, J., Sale, J., Turman, G., Vincent, F., Chuck D., Joyce, E., & Ford, T. (2007). City teacher . Drummond & Smith Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Juney. Smith et al.. 2007. City Teacher. Drummond & Smith Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Juney. Smith et al.. City Teacher Drummond & Smith Entertainment, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith, Juney., et al. City Teacher Drummond & Smith Entertainment, 2007.
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