Watch the Freedom Writers Trailer

We just got sent a 2 and a half minute long trailer for Hilary Swanks new film Freedom Writers. Erin Gruwell’s passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino, and Asian gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin (Hillary Swank) begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is enough -- they are not delinquents, but teenagers fighting a war on the streets that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before: respect.
 
ERIN GRUWELL, the Freedom Writers, and her nonprofit organization The Freedom Writers Foundation, have received many awards, including the prestigious Spirit of Anne Frank Award, and have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Primetime, Good Morning America, and The View, to name a few. All 150 Freedom Writers went on to graduate from high school. Erin Gruwell is also a charismatic motivational speaker who spreads her dynamic message to students, teachers, and business people around the world. She lives in southern California.

 

 

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