Mark Hall is a gifted documentarian who has produced an important film titled “Killing Ed.” He tells the story that most of us know but the general public does not, about the slow strangulation of public education by special interests. He focuses on a battle for control of the schools in Austin, then generalizes the story to explain the march of privatization, facilitated by  big money. 
Mark Hall does something that other film-makers have avoided: he explores the secretive network of Gulen charter schools, possibly the largest charter chain in the nation, associated with a reclusive Turkish imam.
The trailer for KILLING ED is here: https://vimeo.com/152654863

 

The film contains interviews with me, Noel Hammatt in Louisiana, Sharon Higgins in Oakland, and many others. The story starts out with public school supporters in Austin who are working to win two school board seats in order to fight off a non-Gulen connected charter. The perils of school privatization are introduced, with a deep dive into the Gulen situation as the most egregious abuse. The arc then returns to the local people in Austin who end up victorious, the film delivering the message that the public needs to get involved.

 

Mark has held several preview screenings (private and semi-private) in recent months, but now that the film is 100% complete he is beginning to schedule formal screenings at theaters and for interested groups. Publicists are providing assistance.
If you live in the New York City area, Mark will have a one-week run at Cinema Village in Greenwich Village, with the premier on Friday, March 25th. 

More about Mark Hall’s other work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3153222/?ref_=tt_ov_dr