Homeroom

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Homeroom

2021

1h 30m

Documentary

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In "Homeroom," Oakland High School's class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district's police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.

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Homeroom offers an encouraging -- and engaging -- look at young people preparing to leave high school behind and shape the future.

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Cody Corrall

Chicago Reader

To watch Homeroom is to be a fly on the wall at a pivotal moment of social change, where several intersections of activism all come to a head...

Aug 24, 2021

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K. Austin Collins

Rolling Stone

Homeroom offers a solid, if not consistently incisive, view of young people coming into themselves and their political identities in the midst of a tumultuous, unpredictable year.

Aug 16, 2021

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

Like a diploma, it's easy to imagine how the rewards of this carefully observed documentary could accrue with a little time.

Aug 12, 2021

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Whilst I do wish the film could pick up the pace a bit and have some more focus at the start, it is hard not to be won over by the end of it.

Rated: B-

Mar 1, 2024

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Peter Nicks’ documentary is nothing short of triumphant.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 9, 2022

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

In between so many issues that the district and school face, the part that shines the most are kids getting together and using their voices.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 21, 2022

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What a joke! These are the same kids that were just eating tide pods 😂😂 It must be nice living in fantasy lmao

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Sean Havey

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Synopsis

In "Homeroom," Oakland High School's class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district's police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.

Director: Peter Nicks
Producer: Peter Nicks, Sean Havey
Production Co: Concordia Studio, Open'hood
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m

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