Winner Wednesday : Half Nelson SoundTrack

Time to pick the two winners of the Half Nelson Soundtrack. You will recall Mary posted her Half Nelson Movie Review earlier in the month. Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality.  Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works – on both a historical and personal scale – and how to think for themselves. Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness.  His disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit.  He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school. 

 

From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship.  Despite the differences in their ages and situations, they are both at an important intersection.  Depending on which way they turn – and which choices they make – their lives will change. Without further ado the winners are: Callie Burrows & Debbie Antonescul. The studio will be sending you your prizes directly :)