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My friend Jason Pollock has been hard at work on his next documentary film, which focuses on changing the conversation and bolstering support for America’s schools. In a unique approach that truly makes social media part of the filmmaking process, Undroppable is breaking new ground by engaging viewers in the lives of the people behind the story as the story develops.  Rebranding America’s Schools — One Tumblr Post at a Time In the heart of East Los Angeles, in an office building turned magnet school, Jonathan Araiza speaks into a camera. “My dream is to get out of high school,” the former gang member says. “I will be the first one to graduate in my family.” The man behind the lens, Jason Pollock, would say that Araiza is “undroppable” — he has persevered, against trying circumstances, to graduate this year. For the past two months, Pollock has interviewed hundreds of students like him, in some of the poorest districts in the country, to find out what keeps them from dropping out. The result — a documentary film project and vast social media campaign that launches today on Tumblr — is called Undroppable. Read More

My friend Jason Pollock has been hard at work on his next documentary film, which focuses on changing the conversation and bolstering support for America’s schools. In a unique approach that truly makes social media part of the filmmaking process, Undroppable is breaking new ground by engaging viewers in the lives of the people behind the story as the story develops. 

Rebranding America’s Schools — One Tumblr Post at a Time

In the heart of East Los Angeles, in an office building turned magnet school, Jonathan Araiza speaks into a camera. “My dream is to get out of high school,” the former gang member says. “I will be the first one to graduate in my family.” The man behind the lens, Jason Pollock, would say that Araiza is “undroppable” — he has persevered, against trying circumstances, to graduate this year. For the past two months, Pollock has interviewed hundreds of students like him, in some of the poorest districts in the country, to find out what keeps them from dropping out. The result — a documentary film project and vast social media campaign that launches today on Tumblr — is called Undroppable.

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