Best Kept Secret
Product ID: 26896336
Details
- FormatNTSC
- ContributorDanielle Bello
- Runtime1 hour and 25
- Number Of Discs1
- UPC887936698408
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In Samantha Buck's acclaimed documentary, Best Kept Secret , a Newark, NJ teacher struggles to prepare her students with autism to survive in the brutal world that awaits them once they graduate. JFK High School, located in the midst of a run-down area in Newark, New Jersey, is a public school for all types of students with special education needs, ranging from those on the autism spectrum to those with multiple disabilities. Janet Mino has taught her class of young men with autism for four years. When they all graduate in the spring of 2012, they will leave the security of the public school system forever. Best Kept Secret follows Ms. Mino and her students over the year and a half before graduation. The clock is ticking to find them a place in the adult world – a job or rare placement in a recreational center – so they do not end up where their predecessors have, sitting at home, institutionalized, or on the streets. After winning the Audience Award at IFF Boston and Best of Fest at AFI Docs , the film was released in N.Y. and L.A., garnering a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , and was broadcast on PBS' award-winning series, POV . It is one of 5 films nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Awards' Audience Award . “An exemplary documentary. [Best Kept Secret] expands its storytelling to the boundaries of messy, joyful and painful reality.” Miriam Bale, The New York Times (Critics’ Pick) “Engrossing and heartbreaking. . . Hugely inspiring! [Janet Mino] is one of the cinematic heroines of the year.” Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly/The Village Voice “Deeply moving and thankfully unsentimental. . . engrosses even as it sheds much-needed light on its important issue.” – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter “A moving documentary. . . inserting the viewer into the overwhelming experience of teaching, parenting, even being an underprivileged young adult with autism.” - AnnLee Ellingson, The L.A. Times Review: interesting documentary - interesting documentary Review: Good purchase - good movie, thought-provoking.
| Contributor | Danielle DiGiacomo, Francisco Bello, Samantha Buck, Zeke Farrow, Samantha Buck |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 5 Reviews |
| Format | NTSC |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 25 minutes |
| UPC | 887936698408 |
P**L
interesting documentary
interesting documentary
A**R
Good purchase
good movie, thought-provoking.
S**O
I wish it had subtitles and some kind of special ...
I wish it had subtitles and some kind of special. However, I find it very interesting that this is not just about autism and education, but it is also about race and class, which are topics I do not often see covered in films about disabilities.
S**N
A MUST SEE !!1
I really enjoyed this documentary. It let you see how the system works for the underserved.
D**S
I recently saw the movie Best Kept Secret and was captivated by the award-winning documentary
I recently saw the movie Best Kept Secret and was captivated by the award-winning documentary. This movie follows the life of Ms. Mino, a special education teacher in Newark NJ, and her students with autism over an 18-month period prior to graduation. This story is about more than just a teacher and her students. For those of us that work in special education, or are involved with an individual who receives special education services, we know how hard it can be to find appropriate services. Ms. Mino, is a twenty year teaching veteran who is dedicating to not only working with her students in her classroom, but finding them appropriate placements once they age out of high school. She is a dedicated teacher who cares about the future success of her students. At the age of 21, when students stop receiving services there are limited options. Since the public school system is no longer responsible, parents have to do the research. In some cases parents/guardians are unaware of all of their rights because the states and schools fail to accurately prepare them for transitioning. Throughout this documentary Ms. Mino researched and visit different programs in order to inform her students guardians of their options. Since her students are at different places on the spectrum, they will all need different programs and services post graduation. Although this documentary focused on the transition process, viewers develop a relationship with each student and are rooting for each child until the end. I found it upsetting to see the lack of programing for individuals with autism post graduation. I know that there are limited programs out there for adults with autism and I hope documentaries like this urge people to develop new programs.
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