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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

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I Am a Promise
Directed bySusan Raymond
Produced by
  • Alan Raymond
  • Susan Raymond
CinematographyAlan Raymond
Music byTom Verlaine
Production
company
Video Verite Films
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School is a 1993 American documentary film about the pupils at Stanton Elementary School, an inner city school in Philadelphia.[1][2] It was aired on HBO as part of its America Undercover series.[3]

Accolades

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The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature[4] for producers[5] Alan and Susan Raymond.[6] It also was the recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Informational Special and a 1995 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award[7][8]

Production

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The husband and wife documentarians were also the cinematographer and editor (Alan) as well as director and narrator (Susan) for the film.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ TV Guide
  2. ^ WorldCat
  3. ^ EW.com
  4. ^ Documentary Short Subject and Feature Winners in 1994 - Oscars on YouTube
  5. ^ 1994|Oscars.org
  6. ^ "NY Times: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  7. ^ Paley Center
  8. ^ "I am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School".
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