The Guinea Pig (1948)

In a high school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day before the summer holidays. A literature teacher reminisces the past year and wonders what will become of the students he cared for as if they were his children.

The story of a teacher and his students, set in an Italian high school.

Documentary warning about the decline of American public schools as they become more and more privatized.

Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318 – an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level – that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. (If Albert Einstein, who was rated 1800, were to join the team, he’d only rank fifth best.) Chess has transformed the school from one cited in 2003 as a “school in need of improvement” to one of New York City’s best. But a series of recession-driven public school budget cuts now threaten to undermine those hard-won successes.

Four children enter a high-stakes lottery. If they win, they can attend one of the best schools in New York. A look at the crisis in public education, The Lottery makes the case than any child can succeed.

A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.

The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about the “corporate takeover” of Indiana public schools and what parents, community members and educators can do to protect their local public schools. Legislators are calling the shots and putting public schools in an ever-shrinking box. WLCSC Board of School Trustees and Superintendent of Schools, Rocky Killion, want to secure resources and legislative relief necessary to achieve the school district’s mission of creating a world-class educational system for all children. The school district’s strategic plan will introduce a model of education that puts decision making back into the hands of local communities and public school teachers, rather than leaving it in the hands of legislators and ultimately lining the pockets of corporations.

"Bulletproof" observes the age-old rituals that take place daily in American schools: homecoming parades, basketball practice, morning announcements, and math class. Unfolding alongside these scenes are an array of newer traditions: lockdown drills, teacher firearm trainings, metal detector inspections, and school safety trade shows. This documentary weaves together these moments in a cinematic meditation on fear, violence, and the meaning of safety, bringing viewers into intimate proximity with the people self-tasked with protecting the nation's children while generating revenue along the way, as well as with those most deeply impacted by these heightened security measures: students and teachers.

Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby public school to replace the previous headmaster who has been convicted of writing forged cheques and has just been sent to prison. Smart appeals to the Governor to write him a good reference which he pretends to. Afterwards he writes his real recommendation which is very negative about Smart's talents. The trustee who works as the Governor's secretary, Faker Brown, "accidentally" gets the two letters mixed up and delivers the one praising Smart. On the basis of the letter, Lady Dorking, the who runs the Board of Governors appoints Smart to the job. This angers her deputy, Colonel Crableigh, who had favoured promoting his nephew, the Deputy head.

In this two-hour special, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" follows the celebrated federal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District.

The lowest paid teachers in the nation are in the middle of a statewide walkout in Oklahoma. From start to finish, Walkout follows the teachers as they get organized and demand raises from their state legislature. From crowded classrooms to a packed state capitol, Walkout offers an in-depth, personal look at the latest strike at the heart of a nationwide movement for education funding.

Filmed in September 1993, this documentary is about young boys starting boarding prep school. It features Nick Duffell of Boarding School Survivors talking about surviving boarding school and his work with former boarders. It is the earliest example of a TV documentary about “modern” boarding, and was for many the first impetus to recognise and seek help to overcome the legacies of the boarding experience.

An American elementary school program from the 1970s, Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), looked to the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic to help students see their own society in a new way. At its core was The Netsilik Film Series, an acclaimed benchmark of visual anthropology from the National Film Board that captured a year in the life of an Inuit family, reconstructing an ancient culture on the cusp of contact with the outside world. But the graphic images of the Netsilik people created a clash of values that tore rifts in communities across the U.S. and revealed a fragile relationship between politics and education. A fiery national debate ensued between academic and conservative forces.

Sun-Woo tem servido o seu patrão, presidente Kang, fidedignamente nos últimos 7 anos, sendo por isso o seu braço direito e gerente do seu hotel. Kang vem mantendo um caso amoroso com uma rapariga muito mais nova do que ele suspeitando que ela o anda a trair. Assim sendo, entrega a missão de descobrir a veracidade dos factos ao seu fiel colaborador, pedindo-lhe que não tenha misericórdia caso a traição seja real… A batalha que se irá despoletar vai ultrapassar os valores da honra, lealdade ou vingança…ultrapassando os limites do razoável.

Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) está pronta para uma mudança radical. Ela é a mais jovem editora de um grande jornal, mas nunca foi levada a sério como jornalista, apesar de ser uma profissional supercompetente. Dedica todo o seu tempo exclusivamente ao trabalho, já sua vida pessoal é uma outra história. Ainda marcada pela sua reputação de adolescente babaca, Josie é uma garota de 25 anos que nunca namorou e nunca foi beijada... até agora! Contra tudo e todos, Josie consegue sua primeira missão como repórter. Ela precisa fingir que é uma estudante e entrar numa escola para descobrir a intimidade dos jovens alunos. A situação torna-se hilariante quando Josie revive sua própria história conhece um amor em potencial e sente na própria pelo os dramas da adolescência.

Chris Vaughn é um soldado aposentado das Forças Especiais do exército americano, que retorna para sua cidade natal com a intenção de reatar antigos laços e iniciar uma nova vida. Porém a cidade em que ele nasceu não é mais a mesma, sendo agora um local controlado pelo crime. Jay Hamilton, seu rival dos tempos de colégio, fechou a serraria que possuía e é agora o chefe dos negócios criminosos do local. Decidido a reverter a situação, Chris é eleito xerife da cidade e busca a ajuda de seu velho amigo Ray, prometendo acabar com os negócios de Jay. Suas ações colocam em perigo sua própria família, mas Chris não está disposto a aceitar intimidações e pretende fazer com que a cidade retorne à calmaria de quando era jovem.

Fernand Mondego não consegue mais suportar a inveja que possui de Edmond Dantes, por este possuir uma belíssima mulher. Influente, acaba fazendo com que Dantes, um homem pobre e honesto, seja acusado de traição e assassinato, indo parar em uma prisão ilhada e isolada do mundo. Dantes, ao longo dos anos que fica preso, vai perdendo a fé em Deus, até que encontra um padre que também estava preso e tinha um plano de fuga. Ele então escapa da prisão cheio de ódio e sedento por vingança.

Julian Marty é o dono de um bar no Texas e desconfia que a sua mulher, Abby, o trai com Ray, um dos empregados. Decide então contratar um detective que acaba por confirmar as suspeitas. Então, faz um novo acordo com ele, propondo-lhe que mate a mulher e o amante dela enquanto ele está fora da cidade.

Jody é um soldado inglês seqüestrado pelo IRA, que desenvolve uma certa amizade com o guerrilheiro responsável por sua vigila. Quando Jody morre, o guerrilheiro se responsabiliza de avisar a namorada do rapaz, por quem acaba se apaixonando.

Papai Noel sofre um acidente no telhado da casa de Allen, um bem-sucedido vendedor de brinquedos (Tim Allen). Como não pode continuar seu trabalho, Noel pede para que o vendedor entregue os presentes para as crianças naquela data e explica como fazê-lo. Ele começa a ajudar, mas percebe que está engordando e sua barba crescendo. E com o tempo, Allen transforma-se no próprio Papai Noel.