Freedom Writers
(Video)
Contributors
DeVito, Danny. Producer
Shamberg, Michael. Producer
Sher, Stacey. Producer
LaGravenese, Richard. Screenwriter
Isham, Mark. Composer
Shamberg, Michael. Producer
Sher, Stacey. Producer
LaGravenese, Richard. Screenwriter
Isham, Mark. Composer
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
Format
Video
Edition
Full screen ed.
ISBN
1415731632, 9781415731635, 097361243245
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - Video Shelves | DVD Freedom | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Diaries -- Authorship -- Drama.
Education, Urban -- California -- Drama.
Feature films.
Gruwell, Erin -- Drama.
High school students -- Attitudes -- Drama.
High school students -- California -- Drama.
High school students -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Student publications -- California -- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- California -- Drama.
Urban schools -- California -- Drama.
Education, Urban -- California -- Drama.
Feature films.
Gruwell, Erin -- Drama.
High school students -- Attitudes -- Drama.
High school students -- California -- Drama.
High school students -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Student publications -- California -- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- California -- Drama.
Urban schools -- California -- Drama.
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
Edition
Full screen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1415731632, 9781415731635, 097361243245
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
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.
General Note
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details
DVD; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0) or French (Dolby 5.1) with optional English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
DeVito, D., Shamberg, M., Sher, S., LaGravenese, R., Isham, M., RZA (Rapper)., Swank, H., Dempsey, P., Glenn, S., Staunton, I., Hernandez, A. L., Mario., Herrera, K., Ngan, J., Montalvo, S., Wyatt, D., Smith, V., Chavarria, G., Parrish, H., & Gruwell, E. (2007). Freedom Writers (Full screen ed.). Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Danny. DeVito et al.. 2007. Freedom Writers. Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Danny. DeVito et al.. Freedom Writers Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)DeVito, Danny., et al. Freedom Writers Full screen ed., Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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