Narrated by the Emmy Award-Winning Actress
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Featuring the Cookie Monster (Sesame Street)
“Well-argued and urgent,
this is a film that everyone who cares about
the future of our country should consider seeing.”
this is a film that everyone who cares about
the future of our country should consider seeing.”
“For those who've struggled in recent weeks to move
protest-spurred debates beyond just police violence, a new
education doc called No Small Matter may be a godsend, doing a
large chunk of that work in a friendly, non confrontational fashion”
protest-spurred debates beyond just police violence, a new
education doc called No Small Matter may be a godsend, doing a
large chunk of that work in a friendly, non confrontational fashion”
“In a perfect world, this documentary would be shown in both
delivery rooms and U.S. Congressional swearing-in ceremonies.”
delivery rooms and U.S. Congressional swearing-in ceremonies.”
“A heart wrenching, yet accurate view of the daily challenge
that parents face to provide quality care for their children”
that parents face to provide quality care for their children”
"Very effective, emotionally potent and occasionally sad"
"We found No Small Matter to be a powerful tool
that can generate enthusiasm around early education issues.
We believe you’ll find the same to be true."
that can generate enthusiasm around early education issues.
We believe you’ll find the same to be true."
“A brisk, smart and entertaining documentary . . .
Spend on childcare, improve it and make it available to every
parent in America, and you won’t need legions of police,
tactical gear and tanks to keep order in our cities.”
Roger Moore, Movie Nation
Spend on childcare, improve it and make it available to every
parent in America, and you won’t need legions of police,
tactical gear and tanks to keep order in our cities.”
Roger Moore, Movie Nation
"This movie is highly recommended for University and Colleges of Education curriculum collections, state and local Boards of Education, and for large public library collections for the parents of young children to watch and learn about the critical issue of an early childhood education for their children."
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Screening Stats for No Small Matter
1,000+ screenings booked across 50 states
15 state legislature screenings
55+ Educational Licenses sold to colleges and other institutions - training and
inspiring the next generation of teachers
1,000+ screenings booked across 50 states
15 state legislature screenings
55+ Educational Licenses sold to colleges and other institutions - training and
inspiring the next generation of teachers
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No Small Matter
Directed by Danny Alpert, Greg Jacobs,& Jon Siskel
Run time: 74 min Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $399 Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com today for a quote Genres: Documentary, Education
Synopsis:
No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country. |
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Long Synopsis:
No Small Matter is built from stories of real children, families, and teachers, illustrating the impact of high-quality early childhood experiences. We meet parents who are struggling to do their best for their kids, incredible teachers who model what early childhood classrooms should and could be like, and children learning and developing in real time.
These positive, hopeful stories serve as motivational tools in both the film and the No Small Matter campaign: Change is necessary, critical, and attainable if we put our minds to it.
The film is also firmly grounded in science, opening up the “black box” of what’s happening inside children’s brains with exciting, stimulating animation and the voices of compelling scientists, physicians, and ECE experts. Drawing on the work of economists such as James Heckman, and the latest research in brain imaging and child development, we break down complicated scientific details into layman’s terms, demystifying prevailing ideas that hinder our thinking about children’s behavior, and paving the way for us all to see what children truly need to thrive. When it comes to understanding the incredible dynamism of how a child’s mind develops, seeing is believing, and these illustrations drive home the critical nature of these early years.
No Small Matter is unique in the way it dives deep into the complicated science, history, and sociology that has brought our early care and education system to where it is today, but does so without sacrificing entertainment or emotional impact. From a comic cameo by Cookie Monster to the tearful testimonial of an amazing preschool teacher making poverty-level wages, the film has the power to move audiences in ways that a policy fact sheet or op-ed piece simply can’t do.
No Small Matter is built from stories of real children, families, and teachers, illustrating the impact of high-quality early childhood experiences. We meet parents who are struggling to do their best for their kids, incredible teachers who model what early childhood classrooms should and could be like, and children learning and developing in real time.
These positive, hopeful stories serve as motivational tools in both the film and the No Small Matter campaign: Change is necessary, critical, and attainable if we put our minds to it.
The film is also firmly grounded in science, opening up the “black box” of what’s happening inside children’s brains with exciting, stimulating animation and the voices of compelling scientists, physicians, and ECE experts. Drawing on the work of economists such as James Heckman, and the latest research in brain imaging and child development, we break down complicated scientific details into layman’s terms, demystifying prevailing ideas that hinder our thinking about children’s behavior, and paving the way for us all to see what children truly need to thrive. When it comes to understanding the incredible dynamism of how a child’s mind develops, seeing is believing, and these illustrations drive home the critical nature of these early years.
No Small Matter is unique in the way it dives deep into the complicated science, history, and sociology that has brought our early care and education system to where it is today, but does so without sacrificing entertainment or emotional impact. From a comic cameo by Cookie Monster to the tearful testimonial of an amazing preschool teacher making poverty-level wages, the film has the power to move audiences in ways that a policy fact sheet or op-ed piece simply can’t do.
