Don’t miss out on the unprecedented collaboration of five of Chicago’s top documentary production companies as we present to you the world premiere of a new web series examining public education after the fallout from the city’s historic closing of 49 public schools.
'The School Project', a six-part series of 10-minute segments, will launch with a free public screening and discussion at the Chicago History Museum this Tuesday, October 28 with the first segment, “Chicago Schools: The Worst in the Nation?” The evening will culminate with a panel moderated by veteran news journalist Carol Marin, engaging in a conversation about Chicago’s reform efforts from the mid-1980s through today.
The event is now sold out! But great news — Chicago’s PBS station WTTW will broadcast the segment during their flagship “Chicago Tonight” news program and you can also watch the event live via CAN TV at http://cantv.org/. The series’ interactive website will launch simultaneously at www.schoolprojectfilm.com.
'The School Project'’s co-production partners include Free Spirit Media, Kartemquin Films, Kindling Group, Media Process Group, Siskel/Jacobs Productions, and producers Rachel Dickson and Melissa Sterne. Outreach partners include WTTW/Channel 11, the Chicago Sun-Times, Catalyst Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, StoryCorps and Ebony.com.
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