Documentary look at a radically innovative approach to education following two young designer-activists (Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller) to Bertie...
Documentary look at a radically innovative approach to education following two young designer-activists (Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller) to Bertie County, the poorest area in North Carolina, where they work with local high school students to help transform both their community and their lives.
Living on credit and grant money and fighting a change-resistant school board, Pilloton and Miller lead their students through a year-long, full-scale design and build project that shows 10 teenagers the power of design-thinking to re-invent not just their town but their own sense of what’s possible.
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"The scattered pieces come together to form a thoughtful examination of the need to keep students engaged with education, and the challenges that arise in attempting anything against the grain."
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Variety
Variety"Credit goes to Creadon for venturing beyond the classroom to look at how the teachers and students manage small victories despite limited resources."
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Time Out
Time Out"Ultimately makes this feel more like a firm pat on the back than a richly conveyed experience."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Unfortunately, as with so many social-survey documentaries, the film's macro view comes at the expense of any microcosmic depth."
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The Dissolve
The DissolveIf You Build It | Details
- Rating
- Exempt,
- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
