One Showing Only – Night School

Vermont Adult Learning, with generous support from the Vermont Humanities Council, presents ‘Night School,’ an award-winning documentary about adult students who want to earn their high school diplomas.

The film will be shown on Wednesday, January 24th , at the Marquis Theater in Middlebury. The restaurant, concession, and bar open at 5pm, with the film showing at 6pm. There will be a community panel discussion directly following the film. The film is free with a suggested $10.00 donation. All proceeds will support Addison County adult students.

For these three adult learners finally earning their high school diplomas could be a life-changing achievement. Emmy award-winning director Andrew Cohn’s absorbing documentary observes their individual pursuits, fraught with the challenges of daily life, and the broader systemic roadblocks faced by many low income Americans.

Meet 52 year old grandmother Melissa, who wants to prove to herself she can be somebody; Greg, a single dad who’s getting out of drug dealing and wants a real job; and Shynika, who’s fed up with fast-food work and dreams of nursing. Their stories are complex and all their own. The problems they face are structural, endemic, and belong to everybody.

Please contact Vermont Adult Learning at 802.388.4392 to learn more.