Waiting for "Superman"

Waiting for "Superman"
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavis Guggenheim
Written byDavis Guggenheim
Billy Kimball
Produced byLesley Chilcott
StarringGeoffrey Canada
CinematographyBob Richman
Erich Roland
Edited byJay Cassidy
Greg Finton
Kim Roberts
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures (under Paramount Vantage)
Release dates
  • January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) (Sundance)
  • September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6.4 million[1]

Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott.[2] The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into competitive charter schools such as KIPP LA Schools, Harlem Success Academy and Summit Preparatory Charter High School.[3]

  1. ^ a b Waiting for "Superman" at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Bill Gates Goes to Sundance, Offers an Education, Reuters, September 21, 2010
  3. ^ "The Children of Waiting For "Superman"". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.