Accepted
Year: 2021
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Run Time:
92 minutes
In rural Louisiana, where education standards are among the lowest in the country, Michael and Tracey Landry wanted to be part of the solution. Their mission began with just five students in their kitchen, but their ambitious T.M. Landry College Preparatory School grew to nearly 200 students over the next decade. The draw? The remarkable 100% college acceptance rate for their predominately Black, working-class student body, 30% of whom are admitted to Ivy League schools. Wildly inspiring college acceptance videos landed the school on every feel-good talk show, touting them as the ultimate underdog story. But, as the school garners more media attention, so does public scrutiny. How is this possible? Students live and breathe their studies, but taking the brunt of Michael’s brash lectures and questionable methods of motivation push some youth to their breaking point. ACCEPTED, at once uplifting, shocking, and thought-provoking, exposes the mounting pressures of the college application process and the ethical conflicts intertwined with trying to guarantee someone a successful future. —A.B.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: Yes
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
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Dan Chen
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Jason Y. Lee, Dan Chen, Jesse Einstein, Mark Monroe
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Daphne Qin Wu, Dan Chen
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Joshua Altman, Arielle Zakowski, Jean Rheem
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