
REVIEWS
"Fascinating"
-The New York Times
"Challenges the assumptions underlying our present higher education system"
-The Hollywood Reporter
"It's a brutal takedown of a practice now warping K-12 education"
-The Village Voice
Read more reviews about The Test & the Art of Thinking here.
PARENTS REACT TO THE FILM
"I am living and breathing the SAT, ACT pressure tank right now. My daughter took her 3rd SAT last weekend and will be taking the ACT tomorrow morning. She is a top student taking all AP and Honors classes and gets straight A's. She is number five in a top performing class of 401 students and she is struggling with these tests. She is an extremely hard worker, did score above average on MCAS but the whole SAT/ACT tests are proving to be a challenge. Her score has made a jump with each test, but it's true that it is not a test of what you know, it's how you are trained to take these tests. Watching this could not have come at a more perfect time for me. My daughter this week was the recipient of the Harvard Book Award, she had an interview and they were impressed with everything she has accomplished with the exception of her very average SAT scores. Their advice to her is bring up those scores and you will have many options. More pressure in regards to these tests is not what she needs. Every word being uttered in this film is as if someone is reading my mind. These tests are crazy and way too much emphasis is being placed on them. Thank you for shedding light into what is very wrong with our educational system. I can't wait to share this! This is amazing, important, and very well done!!"
-Cheryl R
South Yarmouth, MA
"WOW. POWERFUL. I cried during some parts. What are we doing to our kids???? The pressure to take the SAT was nothing like this when I was a kid in the 1970s. I hope more elite schools go test-optional soon.... Many thanks. I look forward to screening this in my community."
-High School parent
Long Island, NY
TRAILER
SCREENINGS
PAST SCREENINGS
Screening Start | Theater/Presenter | Location Name | City | State | Event Link |
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03/16/18 - 07:30 PM | SLO Film Fest | Downtown Cinemas 888 Marsh Street | San Luis Obispo | California | DETAILS |
04/08/18 - 08:30 PM | GPACAC/MOACAC Annual Conference | Private Screening | Kansas City | Missouri | DETAILS |
04/20/18 - 12:00 PM | Harvard Graduate School of Education Office of Student Affairs | Private Screening | Cambridge | Massachusetts | DETAILS |
04/27/18 - 02:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | The Landmark at 57 West | New York | New York | DETAILS |
05/02/18 - 01:00 PM | Gateway Film Center | Gateway Film Center | Columbus | Ohio | DETAILS |
05/02/18 - 07:00 PM | USC School of Cinematic Arts | Ray Stark Family Theatre | Los Angeles | California | DETAILS |
05/04/18 - 12:00 PM | Jacob Burns Film Center | Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasantville | New York | DETAILS |
05/04/18 - 02:30 PM | Laemmle Theaters | Laemmle Music Hall Theater | Beverly Hills | California | DETAILS |
05/07/18 - 07:00 PM | Merrill Theatres | Palace 9 Cinema | Burlington | Vermont | DETAILS |
05/08/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Aquarius | Palo Alto | California | DETAILS |
05/08/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Chez Artiste | Denver | Colorado | DETAILS |
05/08/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Lagoon | Minneapolis | Minnesota | DETAILS |
05/09/18 - 07:30 PM | Cinema Arts Center | Cinema Arts Center | Huntington | New York | DETAILS |
05/10/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Opera Plaza | San Francisco | California | DETAILS |
05/15/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Shattuck | Berkeley | California | DETAILS |
05/16/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Magnolia | Dallas | Texas | DETAILS |
05/18/18 - 01:00 PM | Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation | Coolidge Corner Theatre | Brookline | Massachusetts | DETAILS |
05/21/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Midtown Art Cinema | Atlanta | Georgia | DETAILS |
05/29/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark E Street Cinema | Washington | D.C. | DETAILS |
05/29/18 - 07:00 PM | Landmark Theatres | Landmark Bethesda Row | Bethesda | Maryland | DETAILS |
06/06/18 - 10:30 AM | NEACAC and NYSACAC Super Conference, Coming Together Conference | Private Screening | Poughkeepsie | New York | DETAILS |
06/06/18 - 10:30 AM | NYSACAC, NEACAC, & Marist College | Nelly Goletti Theatre; Marist 2018 Super Conference | Poughkeepsie | New York | DETAILS |
06/07/18 - 05:00 PM | Living Room Theater | Living Room Theater - Boca Raton | Boca Raton | Florida | DETAILS |
06/07/18 - 07:00 PM | Living Room Theaters | Living Room Theater - Portland | Portland | Oregon | DETAILS |
06/15/18 - 01:00 PM | Castilleja School | Private Screening | Palo Alto | California | DETAILS |
06/15/18 - 07:00 PM | The Music Hall | The Music Hall | Portsmouth | New Hampshire | DETAILS |
06/27/18 - 06:30 PM | Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | Nantucket Dreamland Theater | Nantucket | Massachusetts | DETAILS |
06/30/18 - 07:00 PM | AERO 2018 Conference | Long Island University Post Campus | Brookville | New York | DETAILS |
07/09/18 - 03:00 PM | Choate Rosemary Hall College Counseling Office | Private Screening | Wallingford | Connecticut | DETAILS |
07/12/18 - 12:00 PM | Rider University | Private Screening | Lawrenceville | New Jersey | DETAILS |
07/30/18 - 08:00 AM | University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign | Private Screening | Urbana | Illinois | DETAILS |
08/08/18 - 10:00 AM | University of Denver | Private Screening | Denver | Colorado | DETAILS |
08/16/18 - 02:00 PM | Miami University | Private Screening | Oxford | Ohio | DETAILS |
09/05/18 - 03:00 PM | DocUtah | DocUtah - International Documentary Film Festival (Dixie State Univ. Campus; films will be shown at RedCliffs Cinema 1 and 4) | St. George | Utah | DETAILS |
09/17/18 - 06:30 PM | REDgen | Nicolet High School Community Room | Glendale | Wisconsin | DETAILS |
09/28/18 - 06:30 PM | NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling ) | Private Screening - NACAC 2018 National Conference | Salt Lake City | Utah | DETAILS |
11/01/18 - 04:00 PM | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Private Screening - George C. Gordon Library | Worcester | Massachusetts | DETAILS |
11/01/18 - 06:30 PM | ENRICHri | Brown University Auditorium - 85 Watermark Street | Providence | Rhode Island | DETAILS |
11/05/18 - 12:45 PM | Young Women's Leadership Academy | Private Screening | San Antonio | Texas | DETAILS |
11/07/18 - 07:00 PM | Open Door Education | The Gallery @ Villageworks | Acton | Massachusetts | DETAILS |
11/14/18 - 07:00 PM | DePaul University | Maine South High School Auditorium - 1111 South Dee Road | Park Ridge | Illinois | DETAILS |
11/16/18 - 08:00 AM | The Awty International School | Private Screening | Houston | Texas | DETAILS |
11/16/18 - 04:00 PM | The Awty International School | Private Screening | Houston | Texas | DETAILS |
11/30/18 - 12:00 PM | Ivy Educational Services | Private Screening | Fanwood | New Jersey | DETAILS |
12/03/18 - 05:30 PM | The Enrollment Management Association | Private Screening | Skillman | New Jersey | DETAILS |
12/04/18 - 02:00 PM | Marquette University Office of Undergraduate Admissions | Private Screening - David Straz Hall | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | DETAILS |
12/11/18 - 06:30 PM | DePaul University | Wolcott School Arts & Athletics Center - 1950 W Hubbard Street | Chicago | Illinois | DETAILS |
12/15/18 - 01:00 PM | Project MOVE & Victory Collegiate High School | Private screening - South Shore Educational Complex | Brooklyn | New York | DETAILS |
12/18/18 - 06:00 PM | Wood River Community YMCA | Wood River Community YMCA - 101 Saddle Road | Ketchum | Idaho | DETAILS |
01/18/19 - 01:30 PM | Score At The Top Learning Center & Schools | Private Screening | Boca Raton | Florida | DETAILS |
01/18/19 - 01:30 PM | Saint Anselm College | Private Screening | Manchester | New Hampshire | DETAILS |
01/31/19 - 03:40 PM | Augsburg University | Hagfors Center - 700 21st Ave. South | Minneapolis | Minnesota | DETAILS |
02/03/19 - 08:30 AM | Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers | Private Screening | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | DETAILS |
02/07/19 - 06:30 PM | mindSHIFT & The University of North Texas College of Education | Private Screening | North Richland Hills | Texas | DETAILS |
02/07/19 - 06:30 PM | Mount Madonna School | Resource Center for Nonviolence - 612 Ocean Street | Santa Cruz | California | DETAILS |
02/10/19 - 05:00 PM | Galin Education | Private screening | Middleton | Wisconsin | DETAILS |
02/19/19 - 07:00 PM | Pikesville High School | Pikesville High School - 7621 Labyrinth Road | Baltimore | Maryland | DETAILS |
02/28/19 - 06:30 PM | Mount Madonna School | Morgan Hill Community Playhouse - 17090 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA | Morgan Hill | California | DETAILS |
03/05/19 - 07:30 PM | Landmark on Main Street | Landmark on Main Street - Jeanne Rimsky Theater - 232 Main Street | Port Washington | New York | DETAILS |
03/14/19 - 07:30 PM | Deerfield Parent Network | Deerfield High School - 1959 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL | Deerfield | Illinois | DETAILS |
03/27/19 - 07:00 PM | Carbondale Community High School | The Varsity Center - 1301 E Walnut Street | Carbondale | Illinois | DETAILS |
03/28/19 - 07:00 PM | Acalanes Parents Club | Acalanes High School Performing Arts Center - 1200 Pleasant Hill Road | Lafayette | California | DETAILS |
04/09/19 - 07:00 PM | McDonogh School | Edward St. John Student Center, 8600 McDonogh Rd | Owings Mills | Maryland | DETAILS |
04/10/19 - 06:00 PM | Pathways High School | Pathways High School - 336 W. Walnut Street | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | DETAILS |
04/11/19 - 06:00 PM | Bishop McNamara High School | 6800 Marlboro Pike | Forestville | Maryland | DETAILS |
04/18/19 - 07:00 PM | Sandown Public Library | Sandown Public Library | Sandown | New Hampshire | DETAILS |
04/23/19 - 07:00 PM | Young Democratic Socialists of America at ASU | ASU Tempe Campus, Memorial Union, Mohave Room (#236) - 301 E Orange St. | Tempe | Arizona | DETAILS |
04/29/19 - 06:00 PM | Let’s Talk Schools, LLC | Sol Cinema Cafe - 2031 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. | New York | New York | DETAILS |
05/14/19 - 06:00 PM | Oak Grove School | Oak Grove School Student Center - 220 W. Lomita Ave | Ojai | California | DETAILS |
05/21/19 - 08:00 PM | 2019 Super Conference - PNACAC, RMACAC, and WACAC | Sun Devil Stadium - 500 E Veterans Way | Tempe | Arizona | DETAILS |
05/28/19 - 10:00 AM | Western Reserve Academy | Private screening | Hudson | Ohio | DETAILS |
06/26/19 - 06:00 PM | Alternative Education Resource Organization 2018 Conference | Holiday Inn Portland Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd | Portland | Oregon | DETAILS |
08/20/19 - 07:35 PM | Athens Ciné | Athens Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave. | Athens | Georgia | DETAILS |
02/06/20 - 01:30 PM | Georgia Tech Center for 21st Century Universities | Georgia Tech Student Center Theater, 350 Ferst Drive NW | Atlanta | Georgia | DETAILS |
11/14/20 - 08:00 PM | GATHR | Nationwide Live Screening - 8pm ET / 5pm PT | DETAILS |