Reviews What people are saying about Long Way from Home: Kavery Kaul is a brilliant director. She weaves the aspirations of the girls --- as well as their parents --- into a complex web that asks America very basic questions about religion, diversity, tolerance, and how serious we are about any of them. Madhur Jaffrey, Actress Long Way from Home is a poignant look at intelligent girls finding their way in a world that has tremendous difficulty accommodating the complexities of culture, religion and race. Joyce M. Roche, President & CEO, Girls Inc Long Way from Home is a colorful and insightful collage of young voices describing their individual journeys. Educators, and parents alike, should find it easy to appreciate the wisdom of these young people as well as find inspiration in their human transformation. Dr. Rudolph F. Crew, Superintendent, Miami-Dade Public Schools Long Way from Home tells the terrible truth about how some of our most remarkable young minds still have to battle the constraints of race, gender, and class right here in the U.S. As a result, Kavery Kaul has produced one of the most powerful and inspiring documentaries of our era and introduced us to three amazing fourteen-year-olds who have fast become my new heroes. Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination Long Way From Home tells an important and poignant story filled with laughter, tears, and a deep sense of humanity. Be sure to see it! Helen Hershkoff, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law and former Associate Legal Director, ACLU Long Way from Home is a must-see for all Americans. With extraordinary sensitivity, it explores subtle aspects of exclusion, isolation and intra-family conflict rarely addressed in documentaries about class, race, and gender. Bharati Mukherjee, author of Desirable Daughters Long Way from Home is an affecting documentary about creating a space for one's self in unfamiliar settings. It's a testament to the richness that differences can bring to the educational experience. Sandra E. Timmons, President, A Better Chance It's gratifying to see young women so self-aware, reflective and confident. They are the new pioneers. Isabel Stewart, Executive Director, Chicago Foundation for Women A brilliant and poignant look into how diversity really works --- its successes and its challenges. A heartfelt and searching documentary. Mary Anne Schwalbe, former Director of Admissions, Harvard University/Radcliffe College In Long Way from Home, we hear the individual harmonies within the inner lives of these young women --- tunes which may be new to some of us. Linda Powell Pruitt, Ph. D., Research Center for Leadership in Action, New York University Kavery Kaul has movingly brought to life the experience of being new in an unfamiliar setting. What a privilege to see school and home through students' eyes. Dorothy Hutcheson, Head of School, The Nightingale-Bamford School Long Way from Home is a sensitive and insightful look at the human face of diversity. Warrington Hudlin, President, Black Filmmaker Foundation This deeply empathetic and honest film should be seen by all educators! Annette Liberson, Director, The Interschool Program Kavery Kaul's film offers significant insights to all those wishing to serve the needs of our children more effectively. Henry Drewry, Historian Long Way from Home is valuable. And humbling. It prepares us for citizenship thirty years from now, when there will be much more diversity, from leadership tables to family dinner tables. Henry C. Moses, Headmaster, The Trinity School