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  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 16 m

Summary At Dominquez High School in Compton, California, basketball is valued above all else. The school has not staged a play in over twenty years. With no budget and no stage, English teacher Catherine Borek attempts to mount a theatrical production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," in an effort to make a change. In the process she takes her...

Directed By: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Written By: Thornton Wilder

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 16 m

OT: Our Town

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary At Dominquez High School in Compton, California, basketball is valued above all else. The school has not staged a play in over twenty years. With no budget and no stage, English teacher Catherine Borek attempts to mount a theatrical production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," in an effort to make a change. In the process she takes her...

Directed By: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Written By: Thornton Wilder

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
75
93% Positive
13 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
7% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
75
93% Positive
13 Reviews
0% Mixed
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7% Negative
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100
A whole world can be fit into 76 minutes, and that's what the splendid documentary OT: our town manages to do.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
90
At the end, when they have created a vibrant new theater program for their school, their sense of triumph is infectious. " 'Our Town' Is Ghetto!" one of them exults. Thornton Wilder, wherever he is, would understand and take it as a compliment.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
80
Kennedy takes pains to illuminate aspects and insights that buck cliché.
By Laura Sinagra FULL REVIEW
75
Kennedy documents their efforts with skill and compassion, almost entirely avoiding the pitfalls of sentimentality and victimology. He and his likable "cast" deserve a standing ovation.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
70
It's the most obvious point that actually rings truest: that Wilder's sketchy vision of life, love, and death is as funny and moving as it ever was.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
At opening night, with every seat in the cafeteria filled, you realize that the students have not only carved out a fledgling drama department in this sports-mad place, they’ve updated Grover’s Corners to Compton.
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38
Seems to exist solely to drive this observation home in the most heavy-handed way.
By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW

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Production Company A Stressbox Inc., OT Films, Pellington Films
Release Date Aug 15, 2003
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Birth. Love. Life. Death. It's not just a play.
Website http://www.filmmovement.com/
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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Aspen Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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