Film Description

HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL || 60 minutes 15 seconds

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United States

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Frederick Wiseman

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Film Synopsis

High School is a landmark observational documentary that examines everyday life inside Northeast High School in Philadelphia during the late 1960s. Through Wiseman’s cinéma vérité approach, the film captures classroom discussions, disciplinary interactions, assemblies, counseling sessions, and student-teacher relationships, revealing the institutional structure, discipline, and social values embedded within the American public education system of the era.