{"id":72238,"date":"2020-09-18T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=72238"},"modified":"2020-09-19T20:50:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T00:50:39","slug":"my-name-is-pedro-check-out-this-inspirational-education-related-film-in-a-city-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/09\/18\/my-name-is-pedro-check-out-this-inspirational-education-related-film-in-a-city-near-you\/","title":{"rendered":"My name is Pedro [check out this inspirational, education-related film in a city near you]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p7_q9TC9f8M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_52\"><strong>First time director, Lillian LaSalle&#8217;s award-winning, powerful documentary, MY NAME IS PEDRO, explores what public education meant to South Bronx Latino maverick educator, Pedro Santana, and what he, in turn, meant to public education.<\/strong>\u00a0The film is also\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_53\">especially timely in this moment of national reckoning since the murder of George Floyd, subsequent protests and high attention being paid to public school parity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_54\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Infectious in his optimism, Santana becomes one of the most influential public-school teachers and then administrators in the New York public school system after turning his troubled Bronx middle school, MS 391, around. He is unapologetic in his commitment to create change for kids, no matter the odds. When a glowing front-page New York Times article catapults him into the spotlight, he is recruited and then accepts a promotion to use his famed &#8216;out of the box&#8217; and transformative practices to save a corrupt and divided suburban school district. But the political challenges there may simply be too great, even for the infallible Santana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_55\">In order to continue his life&#8217;s mission that &#8216;every kid can learn&#8217;, (he himself was labeled &#8216;special ed&#8217; as a child), he realizes that he must venture beyond not only the restrictive &#8216;four walls&#8217; of the public education system, but also his own neighborhood, city and even his own country.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_56\">MY NAME IS PEDRO is a profound story of how one person actualizes learning and positive change in children, adults, environments and communities through an &#8216;impact&#8217; ripple effect strategy that he has effortlessly perfected.\u00a0The film is also an essential and timely reminder of the importance of great educators that exist within the infrastructure of our country&#8217;s public education system.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_66\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_67\">OFFICIAL SELECTION AND AWARDS:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_68\">Winner: Best Documentary, Golden Door International Film Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_69\">Winner: Spotlight on Documentary Award, St. Louis International Film Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_70\">Winner: Audience Award, Chicago Latino International Film Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_71\">Winner: Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_72\">Winner: Award of Merit, Impact Docs<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_73\">Winner: Honorable Mention, Woodstock Film Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_74\">Official Selection: Women\u2019s Filmmaker Showcase, BAFF<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_75\">Official Selection: San Diego Latino International Film Festival<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_76\"><strong><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_77\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_78\">MY NAME IS PEDRO- Connect on Social Media:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_79\">Instagram:\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"m_-8325349869303348206auto_assign_link_num_1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mynameispedrodoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" name=\"m_-8325349869303348206_https instagram mynameispedrodoc \" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/go2.mailengine1.com\/click\/fcoj-2axw9q-qqfu9u-ad3n1v20\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600545389950000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQd8amunVZ0a335vHrUE7tDR5hxA\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_80\">https:\/\/www.<wbr><\/wbr>instagram.com\/<wbr><\/wbr>mynameispedrodoc\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_81\">Facebook:\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"m_-8325349869303348206auto_assign_link_num_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyNameisPedrodoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" name=\"m_-8325349869303348206_https facebook MyNameisPedrodoc \" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/go2.mailengine1.com\/click\/fcoj-2axw9q-qqfu9v-ad3n1v21\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600545389950000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcyqb6A_yaykA5v69UOMGa16PBrQ\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_82\">https:\/\/www.<wbr><\/wbr>facebook.com\/MyNameisPedrodoc\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_83\">Twitter:\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"m_-8325349869303348206auto_assign_link_num_3\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PedroSantanaDoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" name=\"m_-8325349869303348206_https twitter PedroSantanaDoc\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/go2.mailengine1.com\/click\/fcoj-2axw9q-qqfu9w-ad3n1v22\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600545389950000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGaL2Sgi2wQW8JDpZ46i6VAKQ0SJg\"><span id=\"m_-8325349869303348206email_84\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/<wbr><\/wbr>PedroSantanaDoc<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Award-winning documentary MY NAME IS PEDRO opened [yesterday] in virtual theaters in NYC on September 17 (Maysles Cinema) and will open in the following cities soon: LOS ANGELES on October 2 (Laemmle) with major cities to follow (on October 9) including: Philadelphia (Film Society), Minneapolis (Parkway Theater), Buffalo (North Park), Baltimore (Senator, The Charles), Vancouver (Kiggins Theater), Tucson (Loft), Cleveland (Cleveland Cinemas), Phoenix (Film Bar), Bellingham (Pickford Center). Winston Salem (Aperture Cinema), Tampa (Tampa Theater) and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Per Emma Griffiths (EG-PR), if you go to the link below, you can watch this film virtually and buy a ticket by clicking on the <em>Tickets<\/em> button next to Maysles Cinema &#8212; New York, NY:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mynameispedro.com\/screenings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mynameispedro.com\/screenings\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600649261283000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQmRi99TtFLx7zTPf45OJY2MBb3A\"><b>https:\/\/mynameispedro.com\/<wbr><\/wbr>screenings\/<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>? 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