A Class Divided (1985)

Movie
Audience Score
84
A Class Divided
NR 53 minMar 25th, 1985DocumentaryJane Elliot Collection PosterPart of Jane Elliot Collection
William Peters follows up on the 1970 TV documentary Eye of the Storm about Jane Elliotts experiment of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of school kids by their eye color The episode intercuts footage from Eye of the Storm with new footage of the students who are now adults The film takes us through the journey of a young class learning the unfairness of racism Elliot teaches the lesson through eye color and different treatment All of the students admit that this is wrong In footage of the students as adults we are able to see how this shaped the experiment changed their lives
StarringJane Elliott
DirectorWilliam Peters
WritersWilliam PetersCharlie Cobb

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 25th, 1985
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Frontline PBS
A Class Divided on the Web:Official Website

Jane Elliot Collection

Documentaries about the teacher Jane Elliot.