Title:
The unmaking of a college / Zeitgeist Films ; in association with Kino Lorber present ; a Span Productions film ; produced by Amy Goldstein, Troy Takaki, Anouchka Van Riel ; director, Amy Goldstein.
Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : Zeitgeist Films, [2022]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
Bonus features: audio commentary by director Amy Goldstein; trailers.
"How far would you go to save your education?"--Container.
DVD.
Summary:
This is a film about young people on a rescue mission--for a school and an educational philosophy. The Unmaking of a College delves into the 2019 crisis at Hampshire College when students led a 75-day sit-in--the longest in American college history--at the new president's office to thwart her underhanded attempt to give up the independence of one of the most experimental colleges in the United States. From the start, the students were filming the events to hold the administration accountable and empower their movement. Alum Goldstein weaves their powerful documentation with interviews with students, professors, whistleblowers, and alumni including filmmaker Ken Burns. A raucous ode to democracy in action, this film evokes the courage required to stand up to power at a time when many liberal arts colleges are failing. Can the storied tradition of liberal arts education--and the nation it has created--be saved? This is a story of young people moved to action by these questions, how they were changed forever by their choices, and how they are becoming our future leaders. -- Adapted from publisher's webpage.
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Language Note:
English soundtrack; English subtitles for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Performer:
Ken Burns, Marlon Becerra, Joshua Berman.
OCLC Number:
on1304525554
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1