The Pushouts

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The Pushouts (2018)

Directed by Katie Galloway

Documentary · 58m

The Pushouts focuses on the alarming rate of high school dropouts and the critical state of public education through the story of Victor Rios. Rios was a gang member in West Oakland who was headed for a life of incarceration when he met an inspirational teacher. Now a professor at UC Santa Barbara, he and his mentor dedicate their lives to motivating young Mexican and African-American teens to realize their potential.

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Crew

Director
Katie Galloway

Details

Release date
2018-04-07
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Latino Public Broadcasting, California Humanites, The Reva and David Logan Foundation, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Chicago Media Project, The Berkeley FILM Foundation, Sundance Institute