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Race to Nowhere (2009) [Movie] Douban
director: Vicki Abeles / Jessica Congdon
RACE TO NOWHERE is a close-up look at the pressures on today's students, offering an intimate view of lives packed with activities, leaving little room for down-time or family time. Parents today are expected to raise high-achieving children, who are good at everything: academics, sports, the arts, community-service. The film tackles the tragic side of our often achievement-obsessed culture, with interviews that explore the hidden world of over-burdened schedules, student suicide, academic cheating, young people who have checked out. RACE TO NOWHERE asks the question: Are the young people of today prepared to step fully and productively into their future? We hear from students who feel they are being pushed to the brink, educators who worry students aren't learning anything substantive, and college professors and business leaders, concerned their incoming employees lack the skills needed to succeed in the business world: passion, creativity, and internal motivation. Written by Vicki Abeles (from imdb.com)
Miss Representation (2011) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Miss Representation
9.1 (48 ratings) director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom / 金伯利·艾夸罗 actor: 克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉 / 查尔斯·巴克利
other title: 被误解的女性 / 雕塑小姐
The film MISS REPRESENTATION exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality. Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman. It’s time to break that cycle of mistruths.
The Mask You Live In (2015) [Movie] IMDb Douban WikiData TMDB
The Mask You Live In
8.5 (41 ratings) director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom actor: Michael Kimmel / Caroline Heldman
other title: 面具之内 / 面具人生
Compared to girls, research shows that boys in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with a behaviour disorder, prescribed stimulant medications, fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime, and/or take their own lives. The Mask You Live In asks: as a society, how are we failing our boys?