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Homeroom

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In "Homeroom," Oakland High School's class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district's police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.
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Homeroom offers an encouraging -- and engaging -- look at young people preparing to leave high school behind and shape the future.

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Cody Corrall Chicago Reader 08/24/2021
To watch Homeroom is to be a fly on the wall at a pivotal moment of social change, where several intersections of activism all come to a head... Go to Full Review K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone 08/16/2021
Homeroom offers a solid, if not consistently incisive, view of young people coming into themselves and their political identities in the midst of a tumultuous, unpredictable year. Go to Full Review Teo Bugbee New York Times 08/12/2021
Like a diploma, it's easy to imagine how the rewards of this carefully observed documentary could accrue with a little time. Go to Full Review Amy Smith InSession Film 03/01/2024
B-
Whilst I do wish the film could pick up the pace a bit and have some more focus at the start, it is hard not to be won over by the end of it. Go to Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut 10/09/2022
4/5
Peter Nicks’ documentary is nothing short of triumphant. Go to Full Review Ema Sasic Next Best Picture 06/21/2022
6/10
In between so many issues that the district and school face, the part that shines the most are kids getting together and using their voices. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/24/2021 What a joke! These are the same kids that were just eating tide pods 😂😂 It must be nice living in fantasy lmao See more Read all reviews
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Peter Nicks

Director

Denilson Garibo

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Libby Schaaf

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Peter Nicks

Producer

Sean Havey

Producer

Ryan Coogler

Executive Producer

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Synopsis In "Homeroom," Oakland High School's class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district's police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.
Director
Peter Nicks
Producer
Peter Nicks, Sean Havey
Production Co
Concordia Studio, Open'hood
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 12, 2021
Runtime
1h 30m
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