In the first year at the Teddy McArdle Free School, all the classes are optional and the rules are determined by a vote in which adults and children have equal weight. The documentary closely observes the dynamic of this unusual school community. It reveals how the young students establish their relationships, make their rules more flexible and explore the possibilities for a radically democratic system. Until the problems start to emerge. With unprecedented access to the school environment, the director reveals the inevitable growing pains of pure democracy.
Amanda Rose Wilder
Nasceu em Vermont e se dedicou à poesia antes de estudar cinema, especializando-se nas obras de Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams e Gary Snyder. Suas primeiras experiências com cinema foram como assistente do aclamado Albert Maysles na produtora Maysles Films, Inc. Wilder também escreve sobre cinema para publicações como a Filmmaker Magazine, Nonfics, IFP and The Talkhouse. Este é seu filme de estreia.
