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Last modified: Sep. 26, 2009

The Providence Effect

Release Date: Friday, September 25, 2009 Limited

Director: Rollin Binzer

PG Documentary 1 hr, 32 m

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A year after his arrival, Paul J. Adams became principal of Providence St. Mel, only to be told the following year that Chicago’s archdiocese was going to close the school. After orchestrating a fundraising campaign that received national and local media attention, funds poured in and enabled Adams to buy the school from the Sisters of Providence and convert it to a not-for-profit independent school. He then set about achieving a new goal: To turn Providence St. Mel into a first rank college preparatory school, and its African-American student body into a corps of driven, disciplined, high achieving students.
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Parent Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some mild thematic elements
Runtime
1 hr, 32 m
Tagline
It's not rocket science.
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Language
English

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The Providence Effect was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 25, 2009. in around 14 theaters There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Surrogates, Pandorum and Fame. As a limited release, The Providence Effect was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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