Movie·1h 20m
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
Five students battle trauma and inequality to graduate. La Lucha challenges how we educate those most at risk.
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the film challenges us to rethink education from the ground up
Producer
Anderson Cowan, Skip Hansen
Editor
Rand Courtney
Themes
Audience Score
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Danny Trejo
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Craig Beswick
Sonya Ramsey
Dr. Adolph Brown
Tony Cardenas
Henry Levin
Russell Rumberger
Jazzmine Moreno
Juan Carlos Guillen
Alexis Kovacs
Bryan Sanchez
Janeli Valentine
Rudy Rivera
Christina Graves
Tony Alvarado
Amelia Harwich
Jose Guillen
// crew
Crew
Rand Courtney
Director, Writer, Editor
Anderson Cowan
Producer
Skip Hansen
Producer
Bob Morales
Producer
Michelle VanKirk
Producer
Michelle Vega
Producer
Robert Berry
Producer
Hazel Rocha
Producer
Matthew Helderman
Executive Producer
Luke Taylor
Executive Producer
Sarah-Rose Meredith
Editor
Alex Riccio
Editor
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