Freedom Writers
(DVD) 

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097363465041

Notes

General Note
Film based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank ; deleted scenes ; featurettes ; theatrical trailer ; photo gallery ; scene selection ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participants/Performers
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.
Description
A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 : for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English and French ; subtitled in English ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

LaGravenese, R., Swank, H., Dempsey, P., Hernandez, A. L., Mario, 1., Herrera, K., Ngan, J., Montalvo, S., Wyatt, D., Smith, V., Chavarria, G., Parrish, H., Isham, M., RZA (Rapper)., Gruwell, E., Freedom Writers., DeVito, D., Glenn, S., & Staunton, I. (2007). Freedom Writers . Paramount.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard, LaGravenese et al.. 2007. Freedom Writers. Paramount.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard, LaGravenese et al.. Freedom Writers Paramount, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

LaGravenese, Richard,, et al. Freedom Writers Paramount, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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