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DOING SCHOOL DIFFERENTLY

A new documentary about the nationwide movement for Community Schools

Backpack Full of Cash

BACKPACK FULL OF CASH

A feature-length documentary narrated by Matt Damon that explores the real cost of privatizing America’s public schools
(Co-produced with Turnstone Productions)

Megamall

MEGAMALL: Money, Power and Politics in the Age of Sprawl

A feature-length documentary about the 20-year controversy behind one of America’s biggest shopping malls
(Co-produced with Turnstone Productions)

School Series

SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education

This landmark PBS series, narrated by Meryl Streep, offers an unprecedented portrait of our great national experiment.

Proust

MARCEL PROUST: A Writer’s Life

The amazing story of an artist who overcame failure to create a great literary masterpiece
(Co-produced with Wolfe-Carter Productions)

Asylum

ASYLUM: A History of the Mental Institution in America

The Emmy-nominated film that tells the story of St. Elizabeths Hospital and care for the mentally ill

Haverstraw

HAVERSTRAW (in post-production)

A feature-length documentary about what happens when a big developer sets out to transform a low-income, multi-ethnic community
(Co-produced with Turnstone Productions)

Tourism Unpacked

TOURISM UNPACKED: Leisure Travel and the Making of America (in production)

A new documentary about the surprising history of an elite pastime that become the world's largest service industry - and made us who we are today.

ABOUT US

Stone Lantern Films is an independent, non-profit production company founded in 1986. Our award-winning documentaries have been broadcast nationally on public television, and shown in movie theaters, at film festivals worldwide, and at hundreds of impactful events. Weaving together striking imagery with compelling fact-based stories, our best known films aim to raise awareness about issues crucial to our democracy. SLF’s award-winning work includes BACKPACK FULL OF CASH narrated by Matt Damon, SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education, a 4-hour PBS series narrated by Meryl Streep, and the Emmy-nominated ASYLUM.

FILMS WITH IMPACT

We pride ourselves on organizing highly effective public engagement campaigns. With the goal of encouraging positive change, SLF producers collaborate with outreach professionals, community groups, educators, policymakers and others to design public events that bring new voices to the table, deepen conversations, and help decision-makers understand what is at stake.

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