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High School Close-Up
Episode 175

High School Close-Up

In “America to Me," director Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) spends a year examining a high school in Oak Park, Illinois that struggles with a performance gap along racial lines. The 10-part series on Starz looks at both students and faculty trying speak across divides of age, gender, race and income. — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the film web site.

Documentary of the Week

August 31, 20182m 1s

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In “America to Me," director Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) spends a year examining a high school in Oak Park, Illinois that struggles with a performance gap along racial lines. The 10-part series on Starz looks at both students and faculty trying speak across divides of age, gender, race and income.

— Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers 

 For more information, click here to visit the film web site.

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