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Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 7, 2018
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Chicago Media Project,Sundance Institute,California Humanites,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,Latino Public Broadcasting,The Reva and David Logan Foundation,The Berkeley FILM Foundation
- Director
- Katie Galloway
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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