Educating Peter
Educating Peter is a 1992 American short documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg about Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, and his inclusion in a standard third grade classroom in Blacksburg, Virginia. It won an Oscar at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993 for Documentary Short Subject.
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| award | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) |
|---|---|
| director | Gerardine Wurzburg |
| editor | Grady Watts Ilana Bittner |
| musicBy | Richard Einhorn |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) |
| producer | Gerardine Wurzburg Sheila Nevins Thomas C. Goodwin |
| productionCompany | State of the Art, Inc. |
| publisher | Direct Cinema Limited HBO |
| theme | documentary independent |