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DeKalb Elementary

Play trailer Poster for DeKalb Elementary 2017,  21m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 85% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A 911 call plays out against the backdrop of a school shooting incident in Atlanta.

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Shaun Munro Flickering Myth Mar 19, 2018
4/5
Ultimately, you'll probably be left feeling for everyone involved, even the shooter himself, with basic humanity and decency prevailing above all else. Go to Full Review
Laura Hiros Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX) Mar 14, 2018
5/5
The story based on a real 911 call in the suburbs of Atlanta will make your heart pound... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current Mar 7, 2018
B+
The dynamic between actors Tarra Riggs and Bo Mitchell is authentic and humanistic as writer/director Reed Van Dyk allows the scene to take form one heartbreaking second after another. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Mar 5, 2018
4.5/5
Quietly shocking. A formidable counterargument to the bombast from certain quarters about arming teachers in order to meet such violence with more violence. Go to Full Review
Indra Arriaga Anchorage Press Feb 23, 2018
The characters are complex and the acting superb. Go to Full Review
Dan Lybarger Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Feb 23, 2018
4/5
Writer-director Reed Van Dyk gives both actors remarkably meaty if not flashy roles and avoids the temptation for long monologues, which would kill any narrative tension. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Reed Van Dyk

Director

Shinelle Azoroh

Lakisha

Brie Eley

Miss Harris

Del Hunter-White

Dee

Tarra Riggs

Cassandra Rice

Champagne Powell

Devon

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Movie Info

Synopsis A 911 call plays out against the backdrop of a school shooting incident in Atlanta.
Director
Reed Van Dyk
Producer
Reed Van Dyk
Screenwriter
Reed Van Dyk
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2018
Runtime
21m
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