A photo of Gloria’s board featuring an article about her from Gainesville Magazine.
Press Coverage
Press Coverage
Film Reviews
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"The director, Boaz Dvir, saw something larger happening in Merriex and brought that truth forward."
Film critic Dan Domench
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"Dvir’s documentary is a picture of one extraordinary teacher, but it’s also a picture of the resources needed to lift up an under-resourced elementary school in a high poverty community. In that respect, it’s a real-life mirror of Abbott Elementary, but with fewer laughs, more focus on the students, and a less happy ending."
Peter Greene, Forbes
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"Dvir used video footage from a video camera that had been placed in Gloria Merriex's classroom, and extensive interviews with family members, students and colleagues ‘to piece together the tapestry of her life.’''
Aida Mallard, The Gainesville Sun
Media Coverage
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Boaz Dvir's documentary profiling the efforts of East Gainesville teacher Gloria Jean Merriex will be available to rent or own next month.
TheGrio Entertainment
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Freestyle Digital Media acquires ‘Class of Her Own’ doc
Yahoo News
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Boaz Dvir’s documentary profiling the efforts of East Gainesville teacher Gloria Jean Merriex will be available to rent or own next month.
AOL
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Penn State Professor Boaz Dvir Releases Documentary ‘Class Of Her Own,’ Inspires Teachers Nationwide
Maya Thiruselvam, Onward State
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Penn State professor’s film focuses on groundbreaking educator who taught through music, movement
Leon Valsechi, Centre Daily Times
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Boaz Dvir’s film tells the story of a Florida elementary school teacher who revolutionized her school.
Steven Kister, The Daily Collegian
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New Documentary Portrait Of Trailblazing Florida Teacher
Peter Greene, Forbes
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Penn State Professor’s Documentary ‘Class of Her Own’ Chronicles Teacher’s Trailblazing Work
Maya Thiruselvam, StateCollege.com
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This Florida teacher risked her career to help students. Now, there’s a documentary on her influence
Matthew Peddie and Meleah Lyden, WUSF / Florida Matters
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2nd Juneteenth film festival features Gloria Merriex documentary
Glory Reitz, Main Street Daily News
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Juneteenth Film Festival to feature documentary on legendary Gainesville educator
Voleer Thomas, The Gainesville Sun
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Alachua County Public School teacher honored with a documentary screening
WCJB Staff, WCJB-20 ABC
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‘A Class of Her Own’ and filmmaker comes to Eastern Michigan University
Max Smith, The Eastern Echo
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Amazon Prime adds faculty member's award-winning film as a subscription offering
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
Commentaries About the Film by the Director
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How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year
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Seventy Years After ‘Brown,’ School Segregation Persists
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Seventy years after brown v board of education, is school segregation here to stay?
News Releases
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Faculty member's award-winning documentary to screen at its 50th film festival
“Class of Her Own,” an award-winning documentary feature by Boaz Dvir, an associate professor in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, will screen at its 50th film festival Nov. 7-8 as a part of the Coronado Island Film Festival.
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Multiple platforms to offer Penn State filmmaker's latest documentary
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
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Faculty member's documentary about innovative teacher gets national distribution
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
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Penn State faculty member’s documentary to screen in protagonist’s hometown
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
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Penn State faculty member’s film set to screen at Michigan State University
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
