Filmmakers, actors, and producers gathered to discuss the inspiration and impact of their films.
Brooklyn Castle is the exhilarating story of five I.S. 318 young chess players and how chess became the school's unlikely inspiration for academic success.
American Promise presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. This film was the winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award, 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Hosted by PBS POV
PARTICIPANTS
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Director & Producer, Brooklyn Castle
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Assistant Coach & Former Member, Brooklyn’s I.S. 318 Chess Team;
Lead, Brooklyn Castle -
Filmmaker, American Promise
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Filmmaker, American Promise
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Program Officer, Campaign for Black Male Achievement,
Open Society Foundations
"We need to incorporate summer learning into the public school system."
- Joe Brewster, Filmmaker, American Promise
