Upcoming Screenings - Two Million Minutes

I've written in the past about the documentary "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination." ED in '08 has partnered with Broken Pencil Productions to release the film, which follows students from the United States, India, and China as they complete their senior years in high school and compete to get into selective universities.  The screenings kicked off in Des Moines, Iowa last month and will continue today in Columbia, S.C.  For those of you in South Carolina, I'd like to invite you to a special screening of the film in advance of the presidential primary this weekend.

When: Thursday, January 17, 7:00 pm
Where: Brookland Banquet and Conference Center
             1058 Sunset Boulevard
             West Columbia, SC 29169
             Directions

Future screenings throughout the country are planned in Orlando, Florida on January 24 (at FETC), in Washington, D.C. at the Motion Picture Association of America on January 29 and the National Association of Workforce Boards on February 26.  We've also posted the film's provocative trailer on YouTube.

"Two Million Minutes" has been getting a lot of press lately.

The Des Moines Register ran an editorial praising the documentary's cautionary message, and an article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal quoted ED in '08 executive director Marc Lampkin's thoughts on the film: "This film is a wake-up call for America, [...] It exposes an educational system entrenched in mediocrity and causing us to lose the educational arms race. It is a crisis that must be addressed by leadership at all levels, and the presidential candidates must show the courage to rise above special interests and ideological obstacles to provide American students with the education they deserve."