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Night School

2016 · 85 min

A quietly powerful and intimate look at the daily struggles of adults fighting for an education, leaving you moved and reflective.

Overview
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • education
  • survival
  • race
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Andrew Cohn
Cinematography
Zachary Shields
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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