Approaching the Elephant
- Original title
- Approaching the Elephant
- Year
- 2014
- Running time
- 89 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Documentary
- Cinematography
- Amanda Rose Wilder (B&W)
- Producer
- Genre
- Documentary | Education
- Synopsis
- In beautiful black-and-white, Wilder observes the first year of a radical free school. Rules are set democratically and teachers and pupils have an equal voice. The dramatic tension reaches its height when the children end up in a battle for power with the headmaster. Who are the adults and who are the children?
- Awards
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2015: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary2014: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Truer Than Fiction Award
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