{"id":80444,"date":"2017-08-16T11:16:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T11:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/08\/16\/array-picks-sonia-lowmans-teach-us-doc-education-system-historic-little-rock-crisis\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:23:31","slug":"array-picks-sonia-lowmans-teach-us-doc-education-system-historic-little-rock-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/array-picks-sonia-lowmans-teach-us-doc-education-system-historic-little-rock-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Array Picks Up Sonia Lowman’s Teach Us All, Doc On Education System & Historic Little Rock Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Array Picks Up Sonia Lowman’s Teach Us All,\u00a0Doc On Education System & Historic Little Rock Crisis<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 16, 2017<\/p>\n

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Today ARRAY<\/strong> announces the film distribution collective’s seventeenth feature film acquisition, TEACH US ALL<\/strong>. Marking the directorial debut from Sonia Lowman<\/strong>, the timely documentary examines the U.S. education system from the historic Little Rock Crisis to present day disparities in access that are culminating into a resegregation of schools across the nation. ARRAY has acquired worldwide distribution rights.<\/p>\n

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On September 25, ARRAY will debut TEACH US ALL on Netflix accompanied by a national screening tour to include Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, Houston, Memphis and Gary to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine\u2019s momentous school integration.<\/strong> The announcement was made by ARRAY Founder Ava DuVernay.<\/p>\n

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In September 1957, nine African American students were selected to integrate the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. The enrollment of these students known as the \u201cLittle Rock Nine\u201d was met with violent, racially charged opposition and became a seminal mark in the Civil Rights Movement. Lowman\u2019s TEACH US ALL juxtaposes narratives of current students in Little Rock, AK with recounts from two Little Rock Nine members, then expands it\u2019s scope to case studies from New York City and Los Angeles. The film weaves together interviews, archival images, and news footage to present one of the most urgent civil rights issues of our time; quality education for all children.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough her film, documentarian Sonia Lowman has created an important platform for discussion about the current state of education in our nation and how far we have come \u2013 or not come \u2013 in the past 60 years,”<\/strong> explained ARRAY\u2019s Executive Director Tilane Jones. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to add this meaningful work to ARRAY\u2019s catalog and we look forward to sharing the story\u2019s call to action with audiences worldwide at the time of the anniversary.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The deal was negotiated by Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano on behalf of ARRAY and Lisa A. Callif, Esq. of Donaldson + Callif, LLP for the filmmakers.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL TOUR ENGAGEMENTS:<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA California African American Museum
\nPhiladelphia, PA African American Museum in Philadelphia
\nSeattle, WA Sankofa Film Society at Ark Lodge Cinema
\nMemphis, TN National Civil Rights Museum
\nBloomington, IN Black Film Center\/Archive \u2013 Indiana University
\nHouston, TX Houston Museum of African American Culture
\nGary, IN Gary International Black Film Festival at Indiana University Northwest<\/p>\n