If You Can Make It Here
If You Can Make It Here

Movie·2026·0h 59m

If You Can Make It Here

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Kingsley, Kevin, and Hailey are three ambitious eighth graders preparing for a single exam that could determine their futures. They’re competing for admission to New York City’s Specialized High Schools, elite public institutions that have produced Nobel Prize laureates, astronauts, judges, artists, and national leaders. But as the kids await their test results, a citywide battle is raging over who should attend these schools—the kids who score highest on the entrance exam or the kids who improve diversity. Featuring interviews with kids, parents, and education leaders, If You Can Make It Here places young students at the center of a high-stakes cultural conflict over the future of equity and excellence in public education.

Producer

Jaclyn Boudreau, Grant Brown

Cinematography

Derek Schmitt

Editor

Benjamin Crain

Status

Post Production

Themes

new york cityeducationsupreme courtracial equalitylawdiversityspecialized high schools

Production House

Pacific Legal Foundation

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Cast

Wai Wah Chin

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Michael Benjamin

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Freddie DeBoer

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John McWhorter

John McWhorter

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Lisa Greenwald

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Yiatin Chu

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Jon Roberts

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Kingsley Huang

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Hailey Yap

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Kevin Williams

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Isabelle Williams

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Kristina Raevsky

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Joel Klein

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Crew

Jaclyn Boudreau

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Joseph Kast

Director, Writer

Grant Brown

Grant Brown

Producer

Derek Schmitt

Director of Photography

Benjamin Crain

Editor

Scott Barton

Executive Producer

Joshua Thompson

Executive Producer

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