Waiting for Superman (2010)

Synopsis Waiting for ‘Superman’ (2010) Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. ??Sundance Film Festival Awards: 16 wins & 28 nominations Worldwide Gross: $6,433,688 Soundtrack: Hitting The Trail (Written by Larry Hochman)