Film
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
1h 20m · Documentary
Five students battle trauma and inequality to graduate. La Lucha challenges how we educate those most at risk.
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Overview
La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the film challenges us to rethink education from the ground up
Cast
Danny Trejo
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Craig Beswick
Sonya Ramsey
Dr. Adolph Brown
Tony Cardenas
Henry Levin
Russell Rumberger
Jazzmine Moreno
Juan Carlos Guillen
Alexis Kovacs
Bryan Sanchez
Janeli Valentine
Rudy Rivera
Christina Graves
Tony Alvarado
Crew
- Rand CourtneyDirector · Writer · Editor
- Anderson CowanProducer
- Skip HansenProducer
- Bob MoralesProducer
- Michelle VanKirkProducer
- Michelle VegaProducer
- Robert BerryProducer
- Hazel RochaProducer
- Matthew HeldermanExecutive Producer
- Luke TaylorExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Genres
- Documentary
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