Ausgezeichnet! films
With our label Ausgezeichnet! (Outstanding!), FILM+SCHULE NRW supplies teachers in North Rhine-Westphalia with feature films, animated films and documentaries that are particularly suitable for use in the classroom. All films are available via the Bildungsmediathek NRW free of charge.
Worksheets in English are available for "Billy Elliot", "Blade Runner 2049", "I Am Not Your Negro" and "The Hate U Give".
Billy Elliot
GB 2000, Stephen Daldry
Eleven-year-old Billy Elliot lives with his father, his brother and his grandmother in Durham in the north of England. Billy's father sends him to boxing classes but when the students of ballet teacher Mrs Wilkinson happen to be practising in the same hall, Billy becomes fascinated with the dance. The teacher invites him to join and quickly recognises Billy's extraordinary talent. Dancing soon becomes the most important thing in Billy's life even though he has to defend his passion against his father who thinks of ballet as unsuitable for boys.
Blade Runner 2049
US/GB/CA 2017, Denis Villeneuve
After the planet was destroyed by environmental catastrophes and war, people live in megacities and have work done by artificially created replicants, who are considered soulless. LAPD police officer K is assigned to hunting down older replicants of the first hour who developed their own feelings and desires. However, on what is supposed to be a routine job, K uncovers a secret that could shake up the social order: Are replicants capable of reproduction, and if so, what would distinguish them from real humans?
I Am Not Your Negro
US/FR/BE/CH 2016, Raoul Peck
This documentary about the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and the social circumstances in the USA today is based on an unfinished manuscript by the American writer and intellectual James Baldwin. "I Am Not Your Negro" combines the original text with archive footage of Baldwin's speeches, photographs and excerpts from television programmes and films. The historical footage underpins Baldwin's critical social analysis and exemplifies the strict racial segregation that prevailed at the time, which is reflected, among other things, in contemporary documents and media productions ranging from commercials to Hollywood films.
The Hate U Give
USA 2018, George Tillman Jr.
High school student Starr lives in two worlds: Her home is in "Garden Heights", a neighbourhood predominantly inhabited by African Americans but she goes to school at "Williamson Prep" where she is a minority as a black student. In order not to stand out on either side, Starr maintains two identities, but when her childhood best friend is shot in a police stop where she is the only witness, Starr has to decide if she wants to end her carefully constructed double life to bring the policeman to justice.
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TopShot
TopShot is an app created by FILM+SCHULE NRW specifically for a quick introduction to film analysis.
It allows students to explore the basics of cinematography and postproduction. Interactive environements demonstrate various film language elements such as camera perspective, colour correction, sound design or assembling shots into sequences.
The app is available to download for free in multiple languages, including English.
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