The Highest Standard - Produced in Association with Dr. Akilah Cadet & Change Cadet
The Highest Standard is a forthcoming feature documentary film (2023), produced in association with Dr. Akilah Cadet, that expands upon the short film Beacon (2017), following three students as they make a leap across the education gap.
Meleah, Makai and Exavion are Boston-area public middle-schoolers who by 8th grade rank far below their suburban peers. They take a chance entering Beacon Academy, a 14-month program between middle and high school that aims to help public school students prepare to apply to some of the best private high schools in the country.
What is the cost of this incredible transition? As seniors, four years later, these students revisit their life-changing year and reflect on that question.