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Meleah, Makai and Exavion are Boston-area public middle-schoolers who by 8th grade rank far below their suburban peers. They take a chance entering Beacon Academy, a 14-month program between middle and high school that aims to help public school students prepare to apply to some of the best private high schools in the country.

What is the cost of this incredible transition? As seniors, four years later, these students revisit their life-changing year and reflect on that question.

Directed by: Isara Kriegar

Festivals

GlobeDocs 2023 - Opening Night Film

Roxbury International Film Festival 2024 - Audience Award 

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