
Accelerating America is a remarkable portrait of an inspirational principal, two of his most challenging students, and a school that offers at-risk youth a second chance. Despite abandonment, poverty, and troubled pasts, America and Jasmine struggle to turn their lives around over the course of a single make-or-break year.
Director Timothy Hotchner scheduled to attend both screenings

Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain all checked out before turning 28. After the sudden death of a bandmate, a distressed rock star hires a geeky grocery store clerk to drive him across the country. The vast American landscape—stunningly photographed—provides solace for this unlikely pair as they make their way to New York for the funeral. Director Erica Dunton scheduled to attend both screenings