Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School (2023) User Reviews

Where is the inclusion?

[qmvgvg · 4/10 · 8 November 2023]

In all media coverage, between news, television and cinema, we've been inundated with nothing but how we are separate as a culture. We have the opportunity to bring each other together but these mediums just continue to exclude each other by only showcasing one side of people's experience. They brought a district instead of a community. And they used kids to do it. The kids in the entire community are the future of America but that wasn't the point of the narrative. Man, I wish that we could have used this as a definitive movement to bring everyone together of all diverse factions but there was a glaring purposeful lack of a certain type of people.

What an incredible group of song writers

[blbright-78138 · 10/10 · 9 November 2023]

So many songs gave me goosebumps. They made me smile, cry, and want to SING. Very impressed with the teachers leading the students towards their creativity and giving them confidence by showing them through wonderful lyrical and musical expertise. Each individual writing songs made this documentary a unique experience and I loved watching them bloom into wonderful songwriters. Watching each student grow more comfortable throughout the film and the way they cheered each other on and supported each other's journey was a truly beautiful and unifying experience to watch unfold. I was hooked right from the start.

Inclusion? It's a Highschool in Philly.

[pbnvvyjgqs · 10/10 · 25 November 2023]

If you watch the whole movie; there's a group very diverse group with Asian, Mexican Jamaican and African American. How more diverse should it be for you? So refreshing to watch teachers who actually are passionate about teaching. Watch the entire documentary and you will understand it. Otherwise if you don't watch the entire documentary, you will miss the whole point. There are schools that are fortunate to not have budgets cut off from the arts and up-to-date curriculum. The fact that these teachers were willing to come in and give them an opportunity that they had to voluntarily put forth is amazing. Not a lot of privileged people are willing to put their time into the urban areas and young minds to show them the way to alternative opportunities. These teachers deserve our support. And Until you are voluntarily contributing; stop bashing what you don't understand from personal experiences and stop being a sideline critic. What if you help others with your time; instead of wasting it complaining?