Film Overview: School Life
Running time: 1hr 39min
Rating: PG-13 (brief strong language & smoking)
School Life (“In loco parentis”) is a feature documentary film, following a year in the lives of two inspirational teachers in the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Housed in an 18th Century estate, school life embraces tradition and modernity. For John, rock music is just another subject alongside Maths, Scripture and Latin, taught in a collaborative and often hilarious fashion. For Amanda the key to connecting with children is ‘the book’ and she uses all means to snare the young minds. For nearly half a century these two have shaped thousands of minds but now the unthinkable looms: what would retirement mean? What will keep them young if they leave?
Nearly fifty year careers are drawing to a close for the teachers who have become legends with the mantra: reading! rithmetic! rock n roll! …. but for pupil and teacher alike, leaving is the hardest lesson to learn.
“If Hogwarts was an Irish boarding school, this would be it; magical teachers in a ‘Muggle’ world”
Sarah Ahern – Fantastic Flix Programmer for the Dublin International Film Festival
Reviews and Articles
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Screenings – Australia
Cinema Season starts November 2017
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: NOVA Melbourne
380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9347 5331
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Regal Twin Boutique Arthouse (Brisbane)
381 Honour Ave, Graceville QLD 4075
Phone: (07) 3379 1848
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Dendy Canberra
Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street
Canberra City ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6221 8900
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Dendy Opera Quays
9/2 East Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9247 3800
Time: TBCpm
Visit Website
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Peninsula Cinema Sorrento
26 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943
Phone: (03) 5984 2903
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: TRAK, Toorak Gardens
375 Greenhill Rd, Toorak Gardens SA 5065
Phone: (08) 8332 8020
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Geelong Pivotonian
Moorabool St & Verner St, South Geelong VIC 3220
Phone: (03) 5222 4894
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: Glenbrook Theatre
Ross St & Great Western Highway, Glenbrook NSW 2773
Phone: (02) 4739 4433
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November
Cinema: End Credits Film Club
Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns
96 Abbott Street
Cairns, QLD 4870
Time: TBCpm
Opening 5 November 2017
Cinema: Star Court Theatre Lismore
126 Molesworth St, Lismore NSW 2480
Phone: (02) 6622 5005
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2 November 2017
Cinema: Murwillumbah Regent Cinema
Brisbane St, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Phone: (02) 6672 8265
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2 November 2017
Cinema: Star Cinema
Eaglehawk Town Hall, Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk VIC 3556
Phone: (03) 5446 2025
Time: TBCpm
Opening 7 December 2017
Cinema: Gala Cinema
204 Cowper Street Warrawong N.S.W. 2502
Phone: (02) 4274 2777
Time: Check website for session details
Upcoming Screenings – New Zealand
Cinema Season starts November 2017
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Rialto Cinema Newmarket
Rialto Centre 167 – 169 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1642, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9-369 2417
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Rialto Cinema Dunedin
11 Moray Pl, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3-474 2200
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Monterey Cinema Bridgeway
122 QUEEN ST, NORTHCOTE POINT
Phone: 09 481 0040
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Monterey Cinema Howick
4/2 Fencible Dr, Howick, Auckland 2145, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9-532 7034
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Monterey Cinema Tauranga
21 Devonport Rd, Tauranga, 3110, New Zealand
Phone: +64 7-577 0445
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Metro Dunedin
Town Hall Building Moray Pl, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3-471 9635
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Miro Cinema Upper Hutt
8a Miro St, Trentham, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4-528 8878
Time: TBCpm
Opening 2nd November 2017
Cinema: Waiheke Island Community Cinema
127-129 Oceanview Rd, Oneroa, Auckland 1081, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9-372 4240
Time: TBCpm
Opening 16th November 2017
Opening 30th November 2017
Cinema: Hollywood Cinema Sumner
28 Marriner St, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3-326 6102
Time: TBCpm
Past Screenings
Cinema Season starts November 2017
6.30pm Tuesday 26th September
Educhange Film Festival
Cinema: NOVA Melbourne
380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9347 5331
Time: 6.30pm
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Hello, I would love to see this documentary but have missed the season. Where best to find.
Hi Susan – you can buy the DVD from our online shop
https://antidotefilms.com.au/shop/school-life-dvd/
It’s a great watch, and a good film to share.
~ Antidote