Facing Forward
"If you think you've seen everything you need to know about the crisis in urban education after watching 'Waiting for Superman', think again."
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
Facing Forward
"If you think you've seen everything you need to know about the crisis in urban education after watching 'Waiting for Superman', think again."
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Story
Charismatic but troubled Tyree fights the odds of academic failure at a strict new inner city school. As teachers struggle to help this 7th grader succeed, life outside the classroom door soon puts everyone to the test.
Facing Forward premiered at the Cleveland Film Festival where it was a runner-up for the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Award. It was also a winner of the prestigious Crystal Heart Award. In 2014, Paglin collaborated with PBS Ideastream to create an updated version featuring Tyree four years later. Facing Forward continues to screen nationally on PBS as part of its American Graduate series.
Press
Facing Forward in the news
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Facing Forward in the news
Featured Articles
Sound of Ideas: Guest “Tyree Stewart” from Facing Forward
WVIZ / PBS IdeaStream
May 13, 2014
"Facing Forward: A Student’s Story: Laura Paglin’s Vital Documentary Gets a New Life on WVIZ/PBS"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 13, 2014
"Cleveland School Documentary Goes Nationwide"
Cleveland Jewish News
May 6, 2014
"UNAFF Brings Films such as Facing Forward to Palo Alto High Schools"
Palo Alto Patch
October 27, 2011
"Facing Forward" (Review)
The Film Yap
October 10, 2011
"Facing Forward Traces the Dramatic Journey of One Child in a Cleveland Charter School"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 31, 2011
"Facing Forward - A Story about Cleveland told by Clevelanders"
City News
March 24, 2011
"Cleveland International Film Festival’s Local Heroes Singles out Homegrown Films"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 20, 2011
"Facing Forward" (Review)
Neighborhood Voice
February 25, 2011
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Past Screenings
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, OH
October, 2014
Chautauqua Cinema
Chautauqua, NY
August 9, 2012
American Documentary Film Festival
Palm Springs, CA
April, 2012
United Nations Association Film Festival
Palo Alto, CA
October 26, 2011
Heartland Film Festival
Indianapolis, IN
October 13-23, 2011
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
July 29, 2011
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, OH
March 28 – April 3, 2011