An academic beacon for Black children on Chicago’s South Side battles gentrification.

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Let The Little Light Shine
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National Teachers Academy (NTA) is considered a beacon for Black children: a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school located in the fastest growing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents’ group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. How will NTA's students, parents, and educators fight to save their beloved institution?

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* “‘We’re Not Just a School. We’re a Community’: New Documentary Highlights Battle to Save Chicago Elementary School” - Feature in WTTW ([link removed])

* “‘Let the Little Light Shine,’ the Chicago documentary about race, education, politics and dissent, electrifies True/False Film Fest” - Review in The Chicago Tribune ([link removed])

* “Spotlights brilliant and committed students and teachers fighting for what’s right” - Review in The Wrap ([link removed])

* “One of the year’s best documentaries” - Review in Roger Ebert ([link removed])

* “‘It should have been celebrated’: the fight to save a thriving Black school” - Review in The Guardian ([link removed])

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IDA 2022 Screening Series | Let The Little Light Shine Q&A Panel
“It speaks to the idea that everybody has a little bit of activism in their heart. It just takes something to spark that. This is an instance where you had average, everyday parents coming together, feeling more motivated and energized to fight for something that they believed in... I'm hoping that this will be a film where people will kind of look at themselves in the mirror and maybe start to unpack their own biases… and get to know their neighbors for who they are and not what society says people are.” -Kevin Shaw, Filmmaker
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