Radical

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new approach to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius.

Critics Reviews:

• “This uplifting movie, written and directed by New York-based filmmaker Christopher Zalla, is a potent reminder that we should never give up on children, because to do so is to give up on the future.” – Stephen Romei (The Australian)

• ”“…hardly radical filmmaking. But like teaching, if it reaches just one struggling student or one burned-out teacher, the film argues, it could well change the world.”“ – Pat Padua (Washington Post)

• “Radical may hit all the requisite narrative arcs, but it does so with a level of nuance and examination that other films of this type either gloss over or ignore entirely.” – Josh Kupecki (Austin Chronicle)

• “Christopher Zalla’s truth-based drama is a rarity, a crowd-pleaser about an unorthodox 6th-grade school teacher and his students that actually earns its stand-up-and-cheer status.” – Randy Myers (San Jose Mercury News)

• “Destined to bring a tear to even the most hardened of viewers, Radical is a genuinely delightful reimagining of a tale we might have mistakenly believed had run its course.” – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (AWFJ.org)