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This film follows three Boston-area public middle-schoolers as they make a leap across the education gap. They take a chance at Beacon Academy, a 14-month program that aims to help students from historically underrepresented communities succeed at some of the best private high schools in the country. Four years later, these students revisit their life-changing year, the benefits and the costs.

Directed by: Isara Kriegar

Festivals

GlobeDocs 2023 - Opening Night Film

Roxbury International Film Festival 2024 - Audience Award