Something Within Me

UPC: 658769016833

Studio: Vanguard Cinema

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: In 1985, St. Augustine's School in the South Bronx took a page from the TV show Fame, and a page from Sister Act and came up with a winning formula of their own. Actually, they thought it up without any help from those two sources. The school had so few students it was in danger of being closed, and its leadership sought out a gifted music teacher and shifted its focus from traditional academics to preparing interested and gifted children to make significant progress in the study of music and art. As a consequence, the school now has a heady multi-ethnic mix of highly motivated students, beginning at kindergarten and continuing through to the eighth grade. This inspiring film is a documentary about the school and its makeover, and it won several prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Category: History [nf]

Awards: Special Jury Prize: Documentary – Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker's Trophy: Documentary – Sundance Film Festival Audience Award – Sundance Film Festival

Something Within Me

Format: DVD

Release Date: 08/21/2001

Runtime: 61 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Index
1. Opening Credits [1:08]
2. Music and the Arts [8:43]
3. Choose What You Want [13:05]
4. Wizard of Rubber Bands [6:58]
5. Develop Values [7:34]
6. With Caring Discipline [8:41]
7. Final Concert [4:04]
8. Ending Credits [2:32]

Cast and Crew: Emma Joan Morris  Director 
Margaret Francis Mercer  Executive Producer 
Jerret Engle  Producer 

Country: USA