Project Detail

The School in the Cloud

Synopsis

The story of TED Prize-winner Sugata Mitra’s attempt to pioneer a new form of education, seen through the eyes of children in an Indian village and in a northern British town, whose lives are being transformed by his ideas. The film poses the question "What kind of education do children need in the networked world?"
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2018 - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
HD
Director
Jerry Rothwell; Co-Director: Ranu Ghosh
Producer
Al Morrow, Dan Demissie
Executive Producer
Ted Dintersmith, Lynda Weinman, Stewart le Marechal, Jonny Persey; Executive Producers for Sundance Institute: Tabitha Jackson, Richard Ray Perez
Editor
James Scott
Director of Photography
Jerry Rothwell, Ranu Ghosh
Sound
Vincent Watts
Composer
Vincent Watts
Film Title
AKA The Edge Of Chaos

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Met Film Production with support of Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, TED Prize Filmmaker Award

Met Film Production Ltd

Al Morrow
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
London
W5 5EP

Sales Company

Met Film Sales Ltd

Vesna Cudic
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
London
W5 5EP

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