In this documentary by kpjr films, follow six students over the course of a school year as a new traumasensitive program is implemented. The illinois education association is proud to partner with you to make a difference in the lives of students in illinois. By jane crecco, ms, med, training and support specialist recruitment, training and support center using compelling story telling and heartwrenching true stories, james redford takes the viewer inside the classrooms and halls of lincoln high in walla walla, washington for a close up look at how one high school has made a. Several local organizations, businesses and community members have been graciously teaming up to offer free screenings of the documentary paper tigers across lower northern michigan.
May 18, 2016 lillian mongeau of the hechinger report for ewa. Paper tigers resources to accompany this film about aces. Communitywide resilience building framework in response to trauma. Following six students over the course of a school year, we see lincolns staff try a new approach to discipline. Paper tigers 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Lincoln was the first high school in the country to integrate trauma informed and resiliencebuilding practices, which resulted in an 85 percent decline in suspensions and a 40%. A tightknit group of teens unearths a longburied secret, setting off a chain of illicit events that takes them on an adventure theyll never forget. Lincoln was the first high school in the country to integrate traumainformed and resiliencebuilding practices, which resulted in an 85 percent decline in suspensions and a 40% decline in expulsions after the first year. It is here, at the crossroads of atrisk teens and traumainformed care, that paper tigers. Here youll find links to download and print the handouts you saw as samples while attending a screening of paper tigers sponsored by the prevent child abuse america chapter in your state. Survey results after initial viewings indicate that this film motivates people to want to take action.
And, how do you educate teens whose childhood experiences have left them illsuited to learn. Coffee is available from 530pm at the howden park theatre, livingston. The cast and crew of paper tigers take a bow after a soldout screening at the seattle international film festival. Coulee region mental health and education advocates will sponsor a free showing of paper tigers, a movie that.
Armed with their own cameras and their own voices, the teens of paper tigers offer raw but valuable insight into the hearts and minds of teens pushing back against the specter of a hard childhood. Hundreds of communities around the country are clamoring for screenings. Nov 22, 2016 featured in the paper tigers documentary the film asked the questions. The following impact report is a deeper look at the quantitative and qualitative impact of paper tigers, a look at one high schools unlikely success story cultivating trauma informed teachings for children with adverse childhood experiences aces. James redford, documented the lives of staff and students of lincoln alternative high school in walla walla, washington as the director of paper tigers. Dec 26, 2016 documentary promotes a trauma informed community movement. With the aid of diary camera footage, the film follows six students. Paper tigers is the story of how one school made such dramatic progress, becoming a promising model for traumainformed schools. The paper tigers project prevent child abuse america. From getting into fights, grappling with traumatic events in their lives, and on the cusp of. Paper tigers, a documentary that filmmaker james redford did about the school, premiered last thursday night may 28 to a soldout crowd at the seattle international film festival.
Dec 10, 2015 the documentary paper tigers focuses on a topic most people agree upon. With david niven, toshiro mifune, hardy kruger, kazuhito ando. Paper tigers chronicles a year in the life of lincoln high school in the community of. Us highschool to implement a traumasensitive approach to education. With another one of redfords documentaries, resilience, making a splash at sundance and other film festivals. Paper tigers film screening first step to create trauma. The film captures the lives of students, teachers, and administrators at lincoln high school, and ultimately the entire community of walla walla, wa. Paper tigers toolkit illinois education association. Many people have been asking for a short video that explains the cdckaiser permanente adverse childhood experiences study, the groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the link between childhood trauma and the adult onset of chronic disease, mental illness, violence and being a victim of violence kpjr films, which came out with paper tigers last year and resilience this year. This documentary causes you to think and gain insight into the lives of these brave individuals. Its the ocs first screening of james redfords paper tigers, a film on how lincoln alternative high heals traumatized students with new relationships. Paper tigers is the story of how one school made such dramatic progress.
Paper tigers documentary on adverse childhood experiences. Paper tigers a film about adverse childhood experiences. Paper tigers documentary offers solutions to teaching. At the root we really aim to discover and promote new ideas and enhance value within existing projects promoting social responsibility. A movement is rising, one that sees aberrant behavior in children as a symptom rather. Paper tigers is a documentary filmed at an alternative high school in walla walla, washington. They dont know the difference between a real tiger and a paper tiger. The film follows six students as teachers, administrators, health professionals and counselors come alongside to support them through stressful life events. Paper tigers followup film gets free public screening.
But paper tigers isnt just an expose on the shocking state of a particular group of rural youth. This is a great documentary that exposes what a little caring and compassion can do to help students who have dealt with trauma in their lives, specifically aces. In this documentary by kpjr films, follow six students over the course of a school year as a new traumasensitive. Paper tigers is an intimate look into the lives of selected students at lincoln high school, an alternative school that specializes in educating traumatized youth. Overview paper tigers in this documentary by kpjr films, follow six students over the course of a school year as a new traumasensitive program is implemented. The principal of lincoln high school, jim sporleder, explains early in the film, that the students cant tell the difference between a real tiger and a paper tiger. So what are the next steps, how do we apply similar strategies and new traumainformed structures that offer help, hope and healing across all sectors. The removed film trauma sensitive schools the emotionally regulated classroom twobyten strategy morning meetings. Beyond paper tigers conference community resilience.
They are perpetually on edge, vigilant in assessing their surroundings for dangers, real or imagined. Paper tigers chronicles a year in the life of lincoln high school in the community of walla walla, washington. A somewhat prim and proper englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador. A blueprint for educators and a lesson on how to respond to those struggling to cope in general. The film examines the inspiring promise of trauma informed communities a movement showing great promise in healing youth struggling with. I found myself committing to these students and respecting them to being vulnerable, raw, transparent, and open, and closed. The film was based on a novel of the same name by jack davies, who also wrote the screenplay. Paper tigers documentary offers solutions to teaching traumatized kids.
Prevent child abuse america is proud to partner with the producers because we believe that every child and teen deserves a great childhood because all children are our future. In fact, many have inevitably heard of jims work if they have seen the documentary paper tigers. Teacher erik gordon, paper tigers you see these students every day. A film about trauma sensitive schools 020416 last fall, a number of sainta staff got to see the film paper tigers by james redford when the agency sponsored it at milwaukee film festival. Replace one word of a movie title with toilet paper posted by east coast band on 32320 at 6. If youve landed here by accident, follow this link to learn more about the film paper tigers. Last fall, a number of sainta staff got to see the film paper tigers by james redford when the agency sponsored it at milwaukee film festival. The film examines the inspiring promise of trauma informed communities a movement showing great promise in healing youth struggling with the dark legacy. A movement is rising, one that sees aberrant behavior in. Director james redfords documentary, paper tigers, looks at the effects of childhood trauma on the youth of walla walla, washington, and how one community transformed its culture to respond. Sep 01, 2016 paper tigers follows a year in the life of a high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence. Thats why the iea is partnering with the principal from paper tigers to develop and deliver professional development to help build trauma informed schools and communities in the region, with the film screening being the first step.
Education documentary paper tigers brings james redford. Paper tigers is a documentary that gave a voice to individuals who are easily ignored and written off. Lincoln, documented by director james redford in paper tigers, which plays at seattle international film festival at the siff cinema uptown on thursday and saturday, may 28 and 30, is an. Kristine alarconjames redford, documented the lives of staff and students of lincoln alternative high school in walla walla, washington as the director of paper tigers. Follow six students over the course of a school year as a new trauma sensitive program is implemented and witness the ups and downs of their lives.
This is paper tigers trailer kpjr films by kpjr films llc on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Now, the new haven trauma coalition a collaboration between the clinic and the city is hosting the local premiere of paper tigers to rally parents, educators and. The film is a follow up on paper tigers, a documentary. Gun day is a teen thriller limited series set in the suburbs of washington d. Denver public schools efforts to become trauma informed at every level. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets to harry potter and the chamber of toilet paper. Paper tiger producer, american hip hop producer, dj. Set amidst the rural community of walla walla, wa, the film intimately examines the inspiring promise of trauma informed communities a movement that is showing.
His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes. Paper tigers depicts the dramatic transformation in troubled teens when the staff at their school incorporates the findings from the ace studies into their education and support services. Paper tiger is the english translation of a chinese phrase referring to something that appears threatening but is actually harmless. Raising the curtain on traumainformed practices in dps. Can i borrow the film for a group of nonprofit directors and their staffs. After lincolns principal is exposed to research about the effects of adverse childhood experiences aces, he decides to radically change the schools. May 18, 2016 all told, paper tigers managed to take another one of those jargony education terms, traumainformed instruction, and make it come alive. Trauma informed schools resource guide stressed brains cant learn february 9, 2016, 812pm. In this documentary by kpjr films, follow six students over the course of a school year as a new trauma sensitive program is implemented. When kids grow up in environments where toxic stress is an everyday occurrence, their brains wire to keep them in a constant state of fight or flight. Lincoln high school student eternity in the documentary paper tigers. Bill burr unloads on outrage culture, male feminism, cultural appropriation, robot sex and more in a blistering standup special shot in london. Paper tiger is a literal english translation of the chinese phrase zhilaohu. It is here, at the crossroads of atrisk teens and trauma informed care, that paper tigers takes root.
The film is also an intimate documentary and professional mashup that explores themes of loss, redemption and creative struggle. Use paper tigers as a callto action for any and every organization serving children and youth to be trauma informed, making it clear that while this story is centered on an educational institution, there are roles for everyone to play, agreeing that the burden should not fall solely on the educational system. The kids who come to lincoln have a history of truancy, behavioral problems and substance abuse. By now, many of us in the aces movement have seen, or at least heard of, the documentary film, paper tigers. Students at this high school had behavioral issues and poor academic performances and were usually suspended from school. The paper tiger fundraising sample is a story about fort totten, the shortlived active military defensive fort in bayside, queens.
The documentary paper tigers is an intimate look into the lives of selected students attending an alternative school specializing in educating traumatized youth. I saw the movie for the second time this week, and was reminded of the spirit of collaboration and unconditional love that is ever. There are doctors, researchers, teachers, nurses, social workers and law enforcement officers that are turning the tide against the cycle of trauma and abuse. The documentary paper tigers sparked renewed interest in the effects of toxic stress and trauma on childrens development. Apr 11, 2016 thats why the iea is partnering with the principal from paper tigers to develop and deliver professional development to help build traumainformed schools and communities in the region, with the film screening being the first step. The trauma toolbox trauma informed trainings for parents and professionals to build regulation and resiliency. Replace one word of a movie title with toilet paper. At the very least we hope to offer a virtual online version. Documentary filmmaker james redford released the trailer for paper tigers, a documentary that follows four teens who attend lincoln high school in walla walla, wa. Over the course of the film, we are introduced to lincoln students steven, dianna, kelsey, eternity, aron and gustavo, all. Paper tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school. May 28, 2015 lincoln, documented by director james redford in paper tigers, which plays at seattle international film festival at the siff cinema uptown on thursday and saturday, may 28 and 30, is an. You are cordially invited to attend a special screening of paper tigers the award winning documentary that explores the impact of adverse childhood experiences aces and toxic stress on struggling teens.
The danger, then, with this kind of documentary filmmaking is not creating a product with disagreeable aims, but not probing them with. All told, paper tigers managed to take another one of those jargony education terms, traumainformed instruction, and make it come alive. Paper tigers is the follow up film to resilience by award winning film producer james redford. For complete training course descriptions and information visit our training offerings page our communitybuilding framework and 21 years experience in capacity building is the essence of what created the platform for paper. Education documentary paper tigers brings james redford to. Set within and around the campus of lincoln alternative high school in the rural community of walla walla, washington, paper tigers asks the following questions. Paper tigers film w lothian aces hub tickets, wed, sep 4. Its no disparagement to say that one highlight of this moving, cautiously optimistic film is the freak show staged by the problem students at its centre. Paper tigers follows a year in the life of a high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affects families. Paper tigers film shows a new approach to helping children.
Paper tiger is a 1975 british dramaadventure film starring david niven and the child actor kazuhito ando, who later portrayed teru tendou in ganbaron. At its best, the film showed a possible path forward for schools and teachers trying to serve students primed for fight or flight even when faced with tigers made only of paper. Paper tigers followup film gets free public screening tuesday. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Paper tigers follows a year in the life of a high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence. A new safetynet approach to ending serious discipline issues. Resilience practices overcome students aces in trauma.
Paper tigers trailera peek into documentary about lincoln. James redford chronicles the attempt by one us highschool to implement a traumasensitive. Paper tigers movie to show one schools shift to help. The effects of childhood trauma in james redfords paper tigers.
Paper tigers toolkit welcome to the toolkit for the paper tigers screening in your school or district and the path to resilience for your students who need it most. Follow six students over the course of a school year as a new traumasensitive program is implemented and witness the ups and downs of their lives. Resilience trumps aces childrens resilience initiative. Against the harsh reality of truancy, poor grades, emotional pain, and physical violence, answers begin to emerge. Three years ago, the story about how lincoln high school in walla walla, wa, tried a new approach to school discipline and saw suspensions drop 85% struck a nerve. Paper tigers follows a year in the life of a high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a model for. Someone told me that paper tigers may be available online. It revealed a troubling but irrefutable phenomenon. The story is told from the point of view of several. Oct 19, 2015 the new haven trauma coalition a collaboration between the clinic and the city is hosting the local premiere of paper tigers on oct. Such trauma informed care has begun in schools, medical settings, judiciary and.