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Sep 26, 2020 · There is a special sweetness to Pedro Santana—the New York public school administrator at the center of Director Lillian LaSalle’s documentary—when he talks to the kids in his schools about his own childhood.
Oct 28, 2020 · My Name is Pedro, the feature directorial debut of talent manager and film producer Lillian LaSalle, follows one educator’s quest to shake things up and the inevitable acclaim and backlash that will result from bucking such a well established and complacent system.
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Lillian LaSalle, director of the new documentary My Name is Pedro, on her challenging, emotional experiences during the pandemic. By Lillian LaSalle | November 4, 2020. My mother died last month, after she unexpectedly deteriorated following two surgeries. She was 86.
Feb 23, 2021 · The conversation began with LaSalle discussing what inspired her to make her feature film directorial debut with ‘My Name is Pedro,’ and highlight the title educator’s career in a documentary.
Feb 23, 2021 · My Name is Pedro, by freshman filmmaker Lillian LaSalle, is an uneven but loving tribute to the controversial educator. Santanna, as presented in this documentary, is a constant blur of motion. He walks school halls, works with the faculty, and talks to parents.
- Enrique Acosta
First-time director Lillian LaSalle’s award-winning and timely documentary MY NAME IS PEDRO explores what public education meant to South Bronx Latino maverick educator, Pedro Santana, and what he, in turn, meant to public education.
Feb 23, 2021 · Pedro Santana is the bright, innovative, caring teacher/school administrator that every child deserves and some desperately need. It’s not surprising that in her first documentary feature, director Lillian LaSalle chose such a larger-than-life personality to concentrate on.
