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(London, BFI Southbank, 0 Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XT, United Kingdom,
Friday 12 August 2022 18:15, NFT1)
"My Old School"
In 1990s Scotland, Brandon Lee (Alan Cummings) enrolled at a well-heeled school in Glasgow. The events that followed became the stuff of legend. He seems a little different from the other 16-year-olds. A little wiser, a little more worldly perhaps and more in need of a shave. He eventually became one of the cool kids with a very promising future. Then people started to discover that Brandon was not who they thought he was.
Brandon Lee said his mother had been an opera singer, and that she had traveled the world with him until she died in a car crash. The other school kids in the posh Glasgow suburb took a while to get used to him, but little by little, he won everyone over. He defended the weak, was music-savvy, astounded the teachers with his knowledge, and even starred in the school play(and kissed a girl. But then something about his story didn’t add up anymore, and his stunned teachers and fellow schoolboys could not understand how they had missed it. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright scholar surprised teachers by blazing toward his goal of entering medical school, displaying a wealth of knowledge beyond his years. Brandon found friends despite his initial awkwardness. He took bullied school kids under his wing, introduced classmates to seminal retro bands, and even starred in the school's production of South Pacific.
The documentary finally reveals the truth behind the story. Featuring interviews with old classmates and teachers, together the film tells how a 32-year-old man tricked his way into the school, and, for the first time, how Brandon Lee’s true identity was revealed. This is a Scottish tale, one that gripped the entire nation when it first broke back in the 1990s, and this documentary retells it from the point of view of the pupils and teachers it all happened to! The teaching staff includes Clare Grogan, and US Billboard chart-topping singer of ‘To Sir With Love’, Lulu. And just like in that movie classic of 1967, Lulu sings the title song, the Steely Dan hit ‘My Old School’.
The film looks at one of the strangest and most notorious imposter cases of modern times, which becomes more sensational with every detail revealed. You can fool most of the people, most of the time. The wildly entertaining, jaw-dropping documentary hybrid tells the outrageous story of Scotland’s Great Pretender. Returning to his old school, the film captures the memories of fellow pupils who recall their time with Brandon and the impact he made. Even they didn’t realise the half of it. The film becomes a voyage of discovery through the stories of class 5C. Animated flashback scenes with cartoon characters evoke high school life from 25 years ago. The film also nods to the animation styles of the 1970’s. This is a story that will remind you of your schooldays, who lived through this extraordinary deception and have never forgotten it.
written by Gregory Mann
The author has worked at a number of schools and he has seen that many of the problems that teachers face are the same, no matter what school they are teaching at. He also talks about the different personalities that exist in the teaching profession and how it impacts their work. Also, you can get to submit your thesis on time. I liked this book because it gave me some insight into how other teachers work and think about teaching. I think this book would be useful to anyone who is interested in becoming an educator or just wants to learn more about teachers and teaching methods.