To Be Heard

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Movie Info

Chronicles four years in the lives of three teenagers from New York's South Bronx who transform their lives through poetry.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Edwin Martinez, Deborah Shaffer, Amy Sultan, Roland Legiardi-Laura
Producer:

Amy Sultan, Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, Deborah Shaffer
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 12, 2011 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 12, 2013
Runtime:

1h 27m

Cast & Crew

Edwin Martinez
Director

Deborah Shaffer
Director

Amy Sultan
Director

Roland Legiardi-Laura
Director

Amy Sultan
Producer

Roland Legiardi-Laura
Producer

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Critic Reviews for To Be Heard

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The riveting vrit documentary "To Be Heard" tracks three young friends in a Bronx high school whose lives are altered through a poetry workshop bent on teaching the power of self-expression.

November 4, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mindy Farabee
Los Angeles Times
This brisk but full documentary about students at a Bronx high school taking a class that promotes literacy and poetry slams is, like its subjects, multifaceted, sometimes sad but ultimately inspiring.

October 14, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
Spanning four years, To Be Heard has a large enough scope to map its subjects' rocky road to reinvention, concentrating on various bumps along the way.

October 11, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Sam Adams
Time Out
However uplifting, To Be Heard, shot over the course of several years, takes a surprisingly unflinching look at the home lives of the three high schoolers.

October 11, 2011 | Full Review…

Benjamin Mercer
Village Voice
Check your cynicism at the ticket booth. "To Be Heard" is one of the best documentaries of the year.

October 11, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Paul Brunick
New York Times
Because of Anthony's constant erratic behavior, To Be Heard is often held hostage by his flaky antics and aggressive behavior.

October 10, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Glenn Heath Jr.
Slant Magazine
Well-produced with nice camera work and great sound, To Be Heard is wisely allowed to unfold on its on terms, loosely structured around poetry slams, escalating personal dramas and time between students and teachers.

September 11, 2014 | Rating: 8.1/10 | Full Review…

David Greenberg
Paste Magazine
This documentary about self-empowerment through a poetry-writing program in a rough South Bronx high school pulls us into the lives and struggles of three students who see the program as their only way up and out of a dreary life. They may be right.

January 6, 2012 | Full Review…

Marsha McCreadie
Film Journal International
Puts the hard work of teachers and their students into a realistic context and balanced perspective about the impact of the arts on teenagers' lives.

October 29, 2011 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Nora Lee Mandel
Film-Forward.com
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October 8, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

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