OKLAHOMA IS NOT “OK”
“A teacher’s journey to discover the core of the public education crisis in the U.S.”
Class Wars is a darkly provocative documentary series exploring the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the American public education system and psyche. Through hypnotic visuals and synth-driven score, the film exposes how the school privatization movement exploited distance learning, stoked anti-intellectual “culture wars”, and pandemic-era policies to further erode trust in public schools and criminalize critical thinking.
Writer/Director/Producer
Joseph Erikson
His journey takes him across the US and eventually to Germany, where he not only learns the answers to his questions, but how to fight back.
Armed with knowledge and a fortified sense of justice, he comes back to the United States to hunt and expose the head of the snake. Spoiler Alert: He finds it. He films it. It’s time to expose it.
BRINGING WORLDS TOGETHER THROUGH EDUCATION
Dr. Cornell West
American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual.
Dr. Susan Neiman
American moral philosopher and culture commentator at the juncture between philosophical enlightenment, metaphysics, and politics.
Mic Crenshaw
Portland-based recording artist, political activist, American educator, and social equity and racial justice champion.
Bryan Chu
PRODUCTION TIMELINE
Path to Launch
Class Wars is a documentary following a public school teacher who confronts the convergence of christo-fascism and technology through compelling testimony, archival, and narrative.
We are currently seeking financing, international distribution, sales, and licensing partnerships.
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PROJECT KICKOFF
WINTER 2022 – Portland, Oregon
TEAM/TRAVEL SCHEDULE
Winter 2023 – Spring 2024
On-location Filming
summer 2023 – Los Angelas, Portland, Seattle, Oklahoma
1:1 Interviews
2024 – Germany, Chicago, New York, LA
THE ROAD AHEAD
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PDX FUNDRAISING EVENT
October 2024
FINAL on-LOCATION WORK
Q4 2024 – Portland, Oklahoma, Seattle, LA
TEST AUDIENCE
Spring 2025 – Cinema 21, Portland, Oregon
FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS
2024-2025 – TORONTO, GERMANY, FRANCE, TOKYO, LA, DC, NAPLES, AUSTIN, SUNDANCE, VENICE, CANNES
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