Seventeen

Before HOOP DREAMS, there was SEVENTEEN. Too controversial for PBS, which refused to broadcast it, this final film in the famous MIDDLETOWN series went on to win the first Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines and produced by Academy Award winner Peter Davis (HEARTS & MINDS), SEVENTEEN is the unvarnished story of a group of seniors in their ultimate year at Muncie's Southside High School, hurtling toward maturity with a combination of joy, despair, and an aggravated sense of urgency. They also learn a great deal about life, both in and out of school, and not what school officials think they are teaching, along the way. Originally slated to air on PBS, SEVENTEEN was pulled because of concerns by some over the film's content, which includes interracial romance and vulgar language. When the film was subsequently released theatrically, it was hailed by critics.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 13 april, 2016