简介：This10-partdocumentaryseriesspendsayearatOakParkandRiverForestHighSchool,adiverseandhigh-achievingschooloutsideofChicago.Diggingdeepintotheexperiencesofblackstudents,AmericatoMesparksextremelycandidconversationsaboutwhathassucceededandwhathasfailedinthequesttoachieveracialequalityandovercomebiasinoureducationsystem. Award-winningfilmmakerandSundanceFilmFestivalveteranSteveJames(HoopDreams,LifeItself)craftsahumbleanddaringlyhonestportraitofthesestudentsandthesystemicracismtheyface.Partobservationalcharacterstoryandpartprivateconfessional,Jamescapturescriticalmomentswithinthisvibranthighschoolecosystem. TheFestivalisexcitedtopresentthefirstfiveepisodesofthiscaptivatingdocuseries,whichaimstobringusonestepclosertochangeandunderstandingbyconfrontingourfearhead-on.…