Homeroom (2021 film)
Homeroom is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Peter Nicks. The film, which is the final chapter of Nicks' Oakland trilogy (following The Waiting Room and The Force), follows the lives of the Oakland High School class of 2020 as they try to make the most of their final year in high school amidst district budget cuts and ultimately the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests. Ryan Coogler and Davis Guggenheim, the latter of whom made a similar film, Waiting for "Superman", were executive producers on this film.
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Directed by | Peter Nicks |
Story by | Peter Nicks Sean Havey Kristina Motwani |
Produced by | Sean Havey Peter Nicks |
Cinematography | Sean Havey |
Edited by | Rebecca Adorno Kristina Motwani |
Music by | Mike Tuccillo |
Production companies | Concordia Studio XTR Open'hood |
Distributed by | Hulu |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film was premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021, where it was the inaugural winner of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award - U.S. Documentary. It was released on Hulu on August 12, 2021.