As the bell rings and class begins, we see seniors optimistic about their futures as graduation day approaches. But knowing what happens in 2020, there is a strange sense of doom that lingers while watching.
These bright young students are at the forefront of change for their community. Dance videos and selfies fill their social media pages, but so does activism. These kids are involved and ready to make a difference. Even though they’re months away from graduating, they continue to fight for funding and changes on campus so the next class will have less worry.
As they apply to college, their days and nights are filled will fun, parties, and laughter. And then it stops … Because the world stops.
It’s chilling to watch the events of 2020 play out in real-time through the eyes of high school students. These teens, so ready to take on the world, have been stopped in their tracks. Waiting and wondering what their futures will look like.
We re-live the nightmare of the first days of the pandemic, as well as the moments that will forever live in history. These kids, who were ready to make changes on their campus, now want to spark change in our country.
The timing for this documentary is stunning. No one would have dreamed up our current state of events. Instead of the pandemic limiting the story, director Peter Nick’s wanted to tell, and it took it to new riveting heights.
Walking through the years events in real-time will make your heart pound. Your eyes will fill up with tears, and your soul will fill with pride as these high schoolers live out their senior year online while pushing forward to make changes.
Homeroom starts off slow. You know where it’s going because of our current state of events, so there’s always this sense of dread looming. As the pandemic happens, you can see where the filmmakers struggled, but it doesn’t hinder the viewing experience. What helps is the fact that teenagers are always on their phones. The use of their social media helps to move the story along.
Homeroom may not have been the initially intended film, but it became a powerful piece that showcases historical events.
Sundance 2021 Review: Homeroom
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Homeroom starts off slow. You know where it’s going because of our current state of events, so there’s always this sense of dread looming. As the pandemic happens, you can see where the filmmakers struggled, but it doesn’t hinder the viewing experience. What helps is the fact that teenagers are always on their phones. The use of their social media helps to move the story along.