Director, David O. Russel (left) visits The Cinema School in November 2010 to talk to 9th grade Film 101 students.

The Cinema School is a selective academic high school that offers students a rigorous liberal arts curriculum grounded in creative activity, prepares students for the best colleges, and pushes them to new levels of understanding of themselves and the world.  Filmmaking supports this work because it opens up new ways of seeing and thinking as part of a well-rounded academic program that challenges students and empowers their voices and visions.  The Cinema School provides students with a strong and broad foundation preparing them to pursue their passions and aspirations in any field.