World Premiere of “Backpack Full of Cash” in Philadelphia
If you live anywhere near Philadelphia, you should not miss the premiere of the stunning documentary “Backpack Full of Cash.” It is an expose of the corporate education reform movement. It has the potential to inform the public about the billionaire-funded effort to privatize our public schools.
The producers and director are the same team from Stone Lantern Films that created the award-winning PBS series called “School” a decade ago.
“Backpack” is narrated by Matt Damon.
The producers found it far harder to raise funding for this film than for their “School” series. Try to see the film but also consider a contribution to their crowd-sourcing fund. They need our help to tell the story of an unprecedented assault on American public education. They have started a Kickstarter campaign to get your assistance in telling the story of the efforts to privatize public education. Please give whatever you can. This is a very professionally made film and it will help to educate the public about the dangers of corporate education “reform.”
BACKPACK FULL OF CASH
WORLD PREMIERE
PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL 25
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We are very happy to announce the world premiere of our 95-minute documentary BACKPACK FULL OF CASH at the Philadelphia Film Festival with screenings to be held on two Saturdays, October 22 and October 29, 2016. BACKPACK producers Sarah Mondale and Vera Aronow will present the film and participate in a Q&A session after the screenings.
The film examines major threats to public education from the movement for market based reform, including the rapid growth of privately-run charter schools, vouchers and tax credit “scholarships”, cyber World Premiere of “Backpack Full of Cash” in Philadelphia | Diane Ravitch's blog: