The Exquisite Observational Documentary ‘Approaching the Elephant’ Is Now in Theaters
This documentary about a New Jersey "free school" is as adventurous and experimental as its subject.
Amanda Rose Wilder
‘Approaching the Elephant’ Lets the Students Speak for Themselves
Amanda Wilder's remarkable "free school" documentary shows all sorts of pleasures and tensions among the kids and adults as they figure out how to manage such an experiment.
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