Radical
Sloan Foundation Film
Release Date
2023
Film Synopsis
A teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption, and violence, tries a radical new method to unlock his students' curiosity, potential—and maybe even their genius.
Sixth grade students at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary are among the worst performing students in Mexico, with their world one of violence and hardship, not possibility. It might seem like a dead end, but it's the perfect place for new teacher Sergio Juarez (Eugenio Derbez) to try something different. RADICAL is based on the 2013 Wired article, "A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses" by Joshua Davis.
Photo credit: Miercoles Entertainment / Pantelion Films
Possible Topics
- Where does genius come from?
- How can teachers unlock students' potential?