"One high school's unlikely success story." 28 May 2015 Factual 102 mins
Follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families.
Watch the official Paper Tigers 2015 trailer in HD below or find more Paper Tigers videos on Vidimovie.
Steven as Himself
Dianna as Herself
Aron as Himself
Eternity as Herself
Gustavo as Himself
Jim Sporleder as Principal
Brooke Bouchey as Intervention Specialist
Erik Gordon as Science Teacher
James Redford Director
Bob Edwards Sound Designer
Dylan Hurley Sound Recordist
James Redford Producer
Karen Pritzker Producer
Todd Boekelheide Original Music Composer
Karen Pritzker Executive Producer
Jen Bradwell Editor
United States 28 May 2015
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06 March 2015
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11 December 2015
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
03 February 2015
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15 July 2015
A man falls for the dark charms of a beautiful woman he met in a bar. It's too late when he realizes she's hiding something sinister.
19 August 2015
A documentary about the making of Lost in Translation.
14 November 2015
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
25 June 2015
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15 January 2015
A troubled former supermodel seeks to make her way in the world after getting kicked out of rehab.
06 October 2015
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18 December 2015
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