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Movie Info

Through intimately filmed vérité, HOMEROOM follows the class of 2020 at Oakland High School in a year marked by seismic change, exploring the emotional world of an ensemble cast coming of age against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Peter Nicks
Producer:

Peter Nicks, Sean Havey
Runtime:

1h 30m

Cast & Crew

Peter Nicks
Director

Peter Nicks
Producer

Sean Havey
Producer

Critic Reviews for Homeroom

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (3)

The role of social media for students, like the world at large, moves from a distraction to a means of revolution, uniting youth in the fight for equality and autonomy.

February 20, 2021 | Full Review…

Josh Flanders
Chicago Reader
It's a compassionate, powerful, and often very funny look at a generation that will never be the same.

February 10, 2021 | Full Review…

Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
With its vibrant if abbreviated portraits and final scenes of burgeoning activism, "Homeroom" suggest that kids may not be alright, but they are very much on the case.

February 10, 2021 | Full Review…

Lisa Kennedy
Variety
A film that's really encouraging about the youth of this nation.

February 8, 2021 | Full Review…

Brian Tallerico
RogerEbert.com
Dramatic and uplifting.

February 6, 2021 | Full Review…

Dwight Brown
National Newspaper Publishers Association
You won't be able to forget this Class of 2020, and we have Nicks to thank for that.

January 30, 2021 | Full Review…

Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
A documentary exploring youth activism in an Oakland high school amidst social unrest and the current pandemic. If the future of politics depends on these students then our future looks bright.

March 6, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Rosa Parra
In Their Own League
A powerful and enlightening vérité doc that puts the limelight on the new generation.

February 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Rendy Jones
Rendy Reviews
The end result can be quite frustrating, unless their youthful inexperience is the whole point.

February 15, 2021 | Full Review…

Martin Tsai
Critic's Notebook
When Homeroom celebrates those fighting for a place they believe in, the film demonstrates both in observation and by example what awesome might that can have.

February 8, 2021 | Full Review…

Stephen Saito
Moveable Fest
Like a lot of the best documentaries, Homeroom ends up being a very different movie than what was first intended.

February 5, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Stephen Silver
Goomba Stomp
Even as I enjoyed the look at teens trying to make their world a better place, I wished that Homeroom would let me get to know them more than it does.

February 4, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat