Mini Movie Review: I am a Promise

What's it about?
Directed by Alan and Susan Raymond, I AM A PROMISE paints an unflinching verité portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia, an inner-city neighborhood where 90% of the students live below the poverty line. As seen through the viewpoint of devoted principal Deanna Burney, the film shows Stanton as underfunded, understaffed, and filled with children struggling to overcome their difficulties. For these at-risk kids, the only hope for their future survives only in the success of their education.

My Review:
Highly engaging and thought provoquing - this great documendary gets you from the first few minutes of viewing the film. You feel the pain and sorrow that the principal and teachers go through as they try to give these young disadvantaged kids what they can - knowing very well what neighborhood they live in and what may await some of them in the future. Sad yet uplifting tale that is definately worth seeing.

Rating: 8 apples out of 10