The critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary showcase Independent Lens’ upcoming new season lineup, will launch on Monday, December 26, 2016, with the real-life cross-cultural romantic comedy Meet the Patels.
The Bad Kids
NAME OF FILM: THE BAD KIDS
DIRECTOR(S): Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe
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GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at-risk students command of their own futures. This coming-of-age story watches education combat the crippling effects of poverty in the lives of these so-called “bad kids.”
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