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If You Can Make It Here

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Calorie Rating: 83
Released: 2026-10-01
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 59 Minutes
Budget: 450000
Homepage: https://www.savenycschools.org/
Studios: Pacific Legal Foundation,


Kingsley, Kevin, and Hailey are three ambitious eighth graders preparing for a single exam that could determine their futures. They’re competing for admission to New York City’s Specialized High Schools, elite public institutions that have produced Nobel Prize laureates, astronauts, judges, artists, and national leaders. But as the kids await their test results, a citywide battle is raging over who should attend these schools—the kids who score highest on the entrance exam or the kids who improve diversity. Featuring interviews with kids, parents, and education leaders, If You Can Make It Here places young students at the center of a high-stakes cultural conflict over the future of equity and excellence in public education.

Director / Directors

Joseph Kast
Director


Cast

Wai Wah Chin
Character: Self
Michael Benjamin
Character: Self
Freddie DeBoer
Character: Self

John McWhorter
Character: Self
Lisa Greenwald
Character: Self
Yiatin Chu
Character: Self

Jon Roberts
Character: Self
Kingsley Huang
Character: Self
Hailey Yap
Character: Self

Kevin Williams
Character: Self
Isabelle Williams
Character: Self
Kristina Raevsky
Character: Self

Joel Klein
Character: Self


Production and Crew

Grant Brown
Producer

Derek Schmitt
Director of Photography
Rob Montz
Post Production Supervisor

Josh Oldham
Post Production Supervisor
Lou Perez
Production Coordinator
Nicole Yeatman
Associate Producer

Lindsey Rodrian
Associate Producer
Jon Roberts
Associate Producer
Wai Wah Chin
Associate Producer

Jaclyn Boudreau
Executive Producer
Scott Barton
Executive Producer
Joshua Thompson
Executive Producer

Nicole Yeatman
Additional Writing
Joseph Ford
Camera Operator

Maddie Rivera
First Assistant Camera
Tim Trotman
First Assistant Camera
Stephanie Guzman
First Assistant Camera

John Jenne
First Assistant Camera
Boris Khaykin
Digital Imaging Technician
Thea Kinner
Second Assistant Camera

Rob Ellenberg
Sound Recordist

Robyn Huey
Sound Recordist
Andrew Harrington
Key Production Assistant
Jared Zucker
Production Assistant

Josh Oldham
Animation