The Pushouts
MovieTitle | The Pushouts |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Apr 7, 2018 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Katie Galloway |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Latino Public Broadcasting, California Humanites, The Reva and David Logan Foundation, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Chicago Media Project, The Berkeley FILM Foundation, Sundance Institute |
Run time | 58 min. |
The Pushouts focuses on the alarming rate of high school dropouts and the critical state of public education through the story of Victor Rios. Rios was a gang member in West Oakland who was headed for a life of incarceration when he met an inspirational teacher. Now a professor at UC Santa Barbara, he and his mentor dedicate their lives to motivating young Mexican and African-American teens to realize their potential.