Opening Their Eyes

Davis Guggenheim, documentary film director, strives to open the eyes of those who have the means to make a change. With his new film, "Waiting for Superman", Guggenheim attempts to wake up America about our failing school systems. In an effort to spark real change, Guggenheim hosted a last-minute screening of the movie before it opened. The vice president of Microsoft's worldwide education invited Guggenheim and the rest of Microsoft to see the film, and hopefully encourage them to extend a helping hand. The theatre filled with vice presidents, general managers and software engineers, and ended in a standing ovation for Guggenheim's work.

Hopefully Guggenheim's efforts to reach out to large corporations, in an attempt to get support where it's needed, will pay off. I think enticing, and basically slapping companies in the face with issues like this, is a great way to help these schools and kids get the financial support they need. I can't wait to see this film.