American Cinema Evenings
7th American Cinema Evenings: Stand and Deliver
7th American Cinema Evening
Date: November 18, 2011
Moderator: Nathan Lancaster, U.S. Embassy Cultural Affairs Assistant
Film Title: “Stand and Deliver”
Film Synopsis: Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighborhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods help gang members and no-hopers pass the rigorous Advanced Placement exam in calculus.