iTunes

Opening the iTunes Store.If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or on your Windows desktop.Progress Indicator
iTunes

iTunes is the world's easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection.

We are unable to find iTunes on your computer. To preview, buy, or rent movies, get iTunes now.

Already have iTunes? Click I Have iTunes to open it now.

I Have iTunes Free Download
iTunes for Mac + PC

OT: Our Town

  PG-13 Closed Captioning

Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Open iTunes to preview, buy, and download this movie.

Plot Summary

From the Oscar-nominated director of "The Garden," a documentary about the first theatrical production in over 20 years at Dominguez High School: Thorton Wilder's American classic Our Town. The kids at this Compton school are about to experience more than a culture clash, as they embark on a rich journey and discover the educational and social value of theater. OT: Our Town tells the story of human spirit and its strength against the stereotypes holding them down. Festivals: Palm Springs, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Int'l, NY International Latino.

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews

TOMATOMETER

88%
  • Reviews Counted: 24
  • Fresh: 21
  • Rotten: 3
  • Average Rating: 7.0/10

Top Critics' Reviews

Fresh: [A] modest, moving documentary. – A.O. Scott, New York Times, Jul 16, 2008

Fresh: A whole world can be fit into 76 minutes, and that's what the splendid documentary OT: our town manages to do. – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: As the players themselves struggle with finding what Borek calls 'the line between representing ourselves and stereotyping,' Kennedy takes pains to illuminate aspects and insights that buck cliche. – Laura Sinagra, Village Voice, Apr 8, 2006

Fresh: Emotionally involving. – Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News, Jun 24, 2010

Read More About This Movie On Rotten Tomatoes

Customer Reviews

OT is alive

This film reminds us why theatre is important and to live every moment of everyday.

OT: Our Town
View In iTunes
  • $5.99
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Released: 2003

Customer Ratings

We have not received enough ratings to display an average for this movie.

More by this Director