The Lottery The only problem with a teacher-run school is that it is only open 10 months of the year. Fortunately, the charter school depicted in this documentary is open all-year round. Every year New York's Success Academy holds an admission sweepstakes for entrance into its prestigious halls. Following hopefuls from Harlem and the Bronx as they vie for desks in the class-size controlled classrooms, viewers are edified on the grassroots movement away from teachers' unions, and the bureaucratic red tape of the public system. With interviews with the movements most important members, like, Geoffrey Canada, founder of a school for underprivileged children in Harlem, The Lottery is as disheartening as it is enlightening. While it is prejudiced against public schools, The Lottery's bias does expose the system's undeniable decay. Incidentally, children should only be entered into school lotteries to see who gets to wear the classroom body armour this week. (Green Light) vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca