The Cartel premieres tomorrow night in DC, Philly, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and San Francisco. And tonight it wraps up a spectacularly successful second run in New Jersey, where it has had remarkable impact:
Bowdon started creating his film before Christie even announced he was running for governor, and he is pleased at his fortuitousness that the governor's ongoing attempts to overhaul the state's education system are putting issues like those covered in "The Cartel" in the news almost every day. Gov. Christie has also personally thanked Bowdon for making "The Cartel.""It turns out that his efforts and mine have coincidentally proven complementary," said Bowdon.
New state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler has also seen the film and reportedly "loved it."
This film has been selling out venues across New Jersey, and also sold out its New York City premiere earlier this month. And small wonder. As the Chicago Reader says,
"... this factual and well-reasoned advocacy documentary presents a devastating conservative critique of public education in New Jersey and, by extension, the United States. ... Bowdon makes a compelling argument against the defensive maneuvers of teachers' unions and in favor of vouchers and charter schools, but his documentary is no exercise in free-market cant. It merely explodes the fiction that funneling more money into the same highly bureaucratized and politicized system will fix our deepening education crisis."
Come out to see it if it opens near you -- and if not, drop us a line and we'll see about arranging a screening in your area.