I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
1993·United States·90 min.
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I AM A PROMISE paints an unflinching verité portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia, an inner-city neighborhood where 90% of the students live below the poverty line. As seen through the viewpoint of devoted principal Deanna Burney, the film shows Stanton as underfunded, understaffed, and filled with children struggling to overcome their difficulties. For these at-risk kids, the only hope for their future survives only in the success of their education.
DirectorSusan Raymond
MusicTom Verlaine
CinematographyAlan Raymond
Original titleI Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School