Welcome
Community Concern Films is designed as a place to find tested resources and share stories of people coming together to develop resilience and perseverance to improve education for all children. Films have a special power to show the many ways that people struggle for justice against tough odds and to amplify and support these struggles. They stop time for a moment and allow viewers to reflect on other peoples’ experiences and their own situations—to see what is similar and what is different and think about where we are heading.
Learn more about the films:
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A Community Concern
2010
A Community Concern is a documentary about people who refuse to accept the system’s failures, and are working for change. Their spirit, passion and commitment shows that when organizers, parents, youth and educators work together, they are successful. It brings together stories of people facing different challenges, but share similar goals.
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The Long View
201
The Long View brings forward the work of community organizing, a process in which people come together over a shared interest to build collective power and influence change, as one of the most effective ways people without wealth can exercise power to improve their public schools—and sustain that improvement over time.
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Rooted in Oakland
2024
Rooted in Oakland tells the story of Fremont High School, and the work of the school community to reimagine itself to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. It shows a school community that faced adversity, but with persistence, imagination, and support has become a sought-after school in Oakland, California.
Rooted in Oakland
Community Concern Films most recent film is Rooted in Oakland: A Community School Takes Shape. The film highlights the incredible and inspiring transformation of Fremont High School in Oakland, CA.
Fremont High School went from being a school that was “divorced from a community to being a school that's really owned by the community.” This is not a story of one person creating change, but how a community learned how to work together, and advance a shared vision.
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Watch the full film on Vimeo
Do you want to share this film with your network? Check out our Rooted in Oakland Media Toolkit!
The Rooted in Oakland Film Screening Guide features interview clips with invaluable insights from education leaders who shaped the Community Schools movement in Oakland.
With the Community Schools Movement today being recognized as a promising approach across the United States, it is the hope of the filmmakers that we can enrich today’s practices by bringing forward some of the invaluable wisdom of these thought—provoking and inspiring individuals.
Screenings, Conferences, and Past & Future Community Event Highlights:
