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Approaching the Elephant

Documentary20151h 28m
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Approaching the Elephant (2015)

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257 Votes
Documentary 20151h 28m

APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is a feature-length documentary about The Teddy McArdle Free School, where classes are optional and rules are made by democratic vote. Summerhill, founded 90 years ago by A. S. Neill, was the first free school - now there are more than 200 worldwide. Approaching the Elephant chronicles a free school in the making - spanning two years, from Teddy McArdle's first day when there were no rules or classes, through the changing of the school's director and the expulsion of a student by democratic vote, to the last day of the second year, APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is an intimate portrait of a small group of people from a range of educational backgrounds, come together to forge a place where children are treated as equals, at liberty to spend their days however they please.Approaching the Elephant is streaming with subscription on Kanopy, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, and available for rent or purchase on Apple TV. It's a documentary movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.1 (257 votes) and was very well received by critics.

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#12,041 Ranked Movie

#305 Ranked in Female Director Movies

#1027 Ranked in Movies on Kanopy

#1407 Ranked in Documentary Movies

Approaching the Elephant has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.1 (257 votes) and was very well received by critics. The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

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APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is a feature-length documentary about The Teddy McArdle Free School, where classes are optional and rules are made by democratic vote. Summerhill, founded 90 years ago by A. S. Neill, was the first free school - now there are more than 200 worldwide. Approaching the Elephant chronicles a free school in the making - spanning two years, from Teddy McArdle's first day when there were no rules or classes, through the changing of the school's director and the expulsion of a student by democratic vote, to the last day of the second year, APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is an intimate portrait of a small group of people from a range of educational backgrounds, come together to forge a place where children are treated as equals, at liberty to spend their days however they please.

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Runtime: 1h 28m

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Related Genres: Documentary
Related Tags: Female Director
Available to watch on: Kanopy
Original Release Date: Feb 20, 2015