Educating Peter (1992)

Directed by

Gerardine Wurzburg

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a third grade boy with Down syndrome as he joins a regular classroom. It shows his interactions with classmates and teachers over the school year.

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What happens

Educating Peter is a 1992 American short documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg about Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, and his inclusion in a standard third grade classroom in Blacksburg, Virginia. It won an Oscar at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993 for Documentary Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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