Name: America To Me
Released: 2018-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

A year inside Oak Park and River Forest High School, one of Chicago's most progressive and diverse public schools. Students, faculty, and families tackle challenges concerning race, culture, and education.

Documentary · 2018 · 58 min

Director Steve James , Bing Liu

EPISODE 1

What's the Big Deal About Oak Park?

The school year at OPRF begins for Grant, Tiara, Charles, Terrence, and Ke'Shawn. Controversy over a Black Lives Matter assembly still reverberates, as the school confronts years of racial inequities.

55 min · 26 Aug 2018
EPISODE 2

Stranger in a Room

Teacher Stovall intervenes in Ke'Shawn's academic struggles, as his mother shares her own troubled past at OPRF. Kendale and Chanti grapple with identity, and the Homecoming dance is special for Grant.

57 min · 2 Sept 2018
EPISODE 3

There is No Pain That Compares to the Struggle

Kendale fights to become a starter as Chanti fights emotional trauma. Jess Stovall takes on the principal, and Jada takes on a teacher. OPRF's football team faces a big game with a score to settle.

57 min · 9 Sept 2018
EPISODE 4

There's Nothing Funny About Race!

Jada's teacher conflict intensifies, and Ke'Shawn's grade is threatened. Grant pursues first love. Meanwhile, Terrence prefers Halloween to school, as Charles and Chanti audition for the poetry slam team.

57 min · 16 Sept 2018
EPISODE 5

I Don't Have to Think About Being White

White students Caroline and Brendan join the story. Jada's film gets mixed reviews, and Christmas lights up Kendale's home while Ke'Shawn's family may lose theirs.

57 min · 23 Sept 2018
EPISODE 6

Listen to the Poem!

Jada clashes with a junior over her new film. Brendan recalls a racially charged basketball past, and Tiara and the cheerleaders go for gold. Charles' poetry slam team faces an epic challenge.

57 min · 30 Sept 2018