Waiting for "Superman"
(DVD Video) 

Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing changes which have taken place since the making of the film) -- A conversation with Davis Guggenheim -- The future is in our classrooms -- The making of "Shine" (the film's title track by musician John Legend) -- deleted scenes.

Canadian Home Video rating: G.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.

Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck.

Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten.

Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.

MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking.

DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.

Winner, Best Documentary, National Board of Review ; Winner, 2010 Audience Award, U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival.