"Hope is the door. You are the key.
You are the hero of your own dream.
It may take years and days.
Don't ever let hope go away...
Sometimes in my crazy life.
I could scream. I could fight.
But then... You give me hope..." a song by Binnsmead students.
Hope...The Hero of Your Own Dreams is a "year in the life" documentary produced by Dmae Roberts and students at Binnsmead Middle School. Roberts worked with a class of English as a Second Language 8th grade students from 17 different countries and nationalities at Binnsmead Middle School, one of the poorest schools in Portland, OR.
During the course of one year, they grow up, sing songs, write poems, and talk about war, love, friends, family, their homelands, and what they see as hope for the future. Winner of the Heart of America award. Introduction by Oregon Symphony Conductor James DePreist.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission. Mixed at Rex Recording and Video Post, Portland, OR.
Originally broadcast on National Public Radio as part of a three-hour series, "Legacies: Faith, Hope and Peace." |
