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20 April 2009 7:16 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

At the start of conversations about my film, I am consistently asked why I would make a film about toddlers getting into nursery school. I get the curiosity: I started making Nursery University as a single guy in my early 30's with parenthood on a very distant horizon (sorry mom). Moreover, my previous film After Innocence (Sundance winner in 2005 about the issues associated with wrongful imprisonment and exoneration) was a serious and emotional social justice documentary, so the topic for this, my second film, does not jut out as the logical progression. While there are several reasons I made Nursery University, a few of which are discussed below, the primary catalyst was the simple old fashioned tenet for chronicling any good subject - it was a story that had to be told. The "eureka" moment... »

- Marc Simon

21 March 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Adding to our indie film features this week, we have the trailer for Marc H. Simon and Matthew Makar's documentary "Nursery University."   Release date is for April 24th, only in New York. Simon also wrote the 2005 documentary "After Innocence" which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.   See the trailer here.   Nursery University tells the story of five families navigating the oddly competitive environment of New York City preschool admissions. The film follows the families’ journeys, and the school directors who must determine which precious applicants to admit. In doing so, Nursery University examines inequities in the system, as well as the realities, perceptions, and motivations that have infused the process with so much tension. And while the film raises basic questions about current societal truths that lead to New York’s preschool scramble, the film ultimately conveys the humor, joy and pride associated with the »

2 articles from 2009