{"product_id":"a-touch-of-greatness","title":"A Touch of Greatness","description":"Product Description\n\n{Winner! GOLDEN STARFISH AWARD: Best Documentary- Hamptons Film Festival}\n\n{Winner! AUDIENCE AWARD: Best Documentary- Denver International Film Festival}\n\nAs an elementary school teacher for more than twenty years and a pioneer in teacher education, Albert Cullum galvanized students and shook up parents through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play. Cullum championed a radical educational philosophy that spoke directly to his student's hearts through his passionate use of poetry and drama including literary masterpieces from Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw. Cullum went well beyond the textbook and instead allowed his students to find their own inspiration in the works while discovering new heights of originality and joy in learning.\n\nSullivan's one-of-a-kind film weaves rare archival television broadcasts and remarkable vintage footage from films documenting these projects (several recorded in the early 1960's by Robert Downey Sr., the director of the 60's independent classic Putney Swope), as well as recent interviews with Cullum, Downey, and Cullum's students. What emerges is an inspiring portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness through the power of learning. At a time when the American educational system is under scrutiny, this film is an important look at where it has been and an inspiration for where it can go.\n\nReview\n\nShows what extraordinary things can happen (with) a visionary child advocate like Albert Cullum. --Cleveland Plain Dealer\n\nUnusually moving with an authenticity that is rare. --Howard Gardner, award-winning author and educator\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0006Z2NL8\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0006Z2NL8.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Laurie Heineman|Leslie Sullivan|Albert Cullum\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41705720217658,"sku":"DBV.B0006Z2NL8.A","price":5.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0006Z2NL8-0.jpg?v=1790570482","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-touch-of-greatness","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}