Film
Approaching the Elephant
NY Premiere
Sun, Jun 22, 2014
- 2:30PM
LOCATION:
RUN TIME: 89min
GENERAL ADMISSION: $15
MEMBERS: $10 (Movie Moguls free)
+
Q&A with Amanda Rose Wilder
See all on-sale dates
Single Tickets
Wed May 14
BAM Cinema Club Members
Wed May 21
General public
BACK
BACK
June 2014
Sunday June 22, 2014
Performances no longer available.
BACK
Part of
BAMcinématek 2014
series BAMcinemaFest 2014
Directed by Amanda Rose Wilder | 2014
“A multivalent winner.”
—Filmmaker Magazine
Without imposing traditional authority or structure, New Jersey’s Teddy McArdle Free School allows children to set their own rules and choose whether or not to attend classes. The teachers struggle to create a learning environment that instills the values of democracy and critical thinking, but an ongoing clash between two students tests the limits of the system. Evoking both the immersive style of Frederick Wiseman and such fictional dystopias as Lord of the Flies, Wilder crafts an inspired portrait of unfettered childhood within a radical model of education.
Talks
Q&A
with Amanda Rose Wilder
This screening will feature a Q&A with director Amanda Rose Wilder.
Related Content
Membership
Discover BAMcinemaFest and save
Get $10 off on opening night and $5 on every movie in the festival with BAM Cinema club.