The pathbreaking documentary about America's hidden class system -- Available for your classroom or library |
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PURCHASE PRICE: $250 for colleges, universities, and other institutional customers. $150 for High Schools and public libraries. Please add $20 for shipping and handling. Credit cards accepted for all orders. STREAMING RIGHTS: There is an additional fee to license PEOPLE LIKE US for streaming within your institution. A perpetual license is $300, or you may choose a 3-year renewable license for $99. ORDER ONLINE at www.cnam.com FAX your purchase order to 212-630-9975. MAIL your purchase order with a check or money order to: CNAM Film Library, 222 W 37 St FL16, New York, NY 10018 EMAIL orders@cnam.com with all shipping and billing information. PHONE 646-374-1989 to order by phone. |
Here is your chance to teach the highly-acclaimed documentary that was the first to explicitly examine the ins and outs of the American class system. People Like Us presents a wide-ranging, provocative look at one of the great unexamined forces of American life, blending humor and sharp observation into an eye-opening package. For three years filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew crisscrossed the country, going behind the scenes to present life in several American classes, talking to old-money WASPs, nouveau-riche social climbers, desperately poor trailer dwellers and striving, middle-class African-Americans about where they fit in society. As your students listen to their revealing stories, they will come to see American society in a fresh way and will find themselves reflected on screen no matter what their background. |
People Like Us is easy to use in the classroom because it is entirely modular. While it's always best to screen the program in its entirety, if class time is limited you choose which specific stories to show. The film is appropriate and accessible to students from middle school through graduate school, as well as to general audiences. In addition to the richness of the two hour film, there is an engaging website with additional educators' resources and provocative games that will stimulate your students. You can also download our 50 page educators' guide with chapter synopses, suggested class exercises, additional readings, and a bibliography. |
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