Freedom Writers

Mario, 1986- (Added Author). Chavarria, Gabriel. (Added Author). Dempsey, Patrick, 1966- (Added Author). DeVito, Danny. (Added Author). DeVito, Danny. (Added Author). Glenn, Scott, 1942- (Added Author). Hernandez, April Lee. (Added Author). Herrera, Kristin. (Added Author). LaGravenese, Richard. (Added Author). LaGravenese, Richard. (Added Author). Montalvo, Sergio. (Added Author). Ngan, Jaclyn. (Added Author). Parrish, Hunter. (Added Author). Shamberg, Michael. (Added Author). Shamberg, Michael. (Added Author). Sher, Stacey. (Added Author). Sher, Stacey. (Added Author). Smith, Vanetta. (Added Author). Staunton, Imelda, 1953- (Added Author). Swank, Hilary. (Added Author). Wyatt, Deance. (Added Author). Gruwell, Erin Motion picture adaptation of (work): Freedom Writers diary. (Added Author). Double Feature Films. (Added Author). Jersey Films. (Added Author). Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company. (Added Author). MTV Films (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Freedom Writers Motion picture adaptation of (work): Freedom Writers diary. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish. (Cast).

Summary: A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (122 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Hollywood, California] : Paramount Pictures, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell. Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 2007.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed Feb 22, 2015).