I Am a Promise | |
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Directed by | Susan Raymond |
Produced by |
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Cinematography | Alan Raymond |
Music by | Tom Verlaine |
Production company | Video Verite Films |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
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]
The husband and wife documentarians were also the cinematographer and editor (Alan) as well as director and narrator (Susan) for the film.
I Am a Promise | |
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Directed by | Susan Raymond |
Produced by |
|
Cinematography | Alan Raymond |
Music by | Tom Verlaine |
Production company | Video Verite Films |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release date |
|
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
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]
The husband and wife documentarians were also the cinematographer and editor (Alan) as well as director and narrator (Susan) for the film.