Something Within Me

Winner of the Audience Award & Filmmakers Trophy at Sundance (also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize).

"Something Within Me" takes us into St. Augustine, a school located in the poorest section of the South Bronx.  The teachers & principal decided to commit to an arts curriculum, one where the arts, especially music, were treated with the importance of any academic subject. Enrollment tripled and reading & math scores improved dramatically.  Told through interviews with students, teachers, and parents - with footage of classrooms, rehearsals, performances.   

Awards

2003 International Documentary Association Award, 1993
2003 Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival
2003 Filmmakers Trophy, Sundance Film Festival
2003 Nominated for Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival