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((Infobox film
| name = Chalk
| caption = 
| image	=	Chalk FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = Mike Akel
| producer = Mike Akel<br />Angie Alvarez<br />Graham Davidson<br />Chris Mass
| writer = Mike Akel and Chris Mass
| starring = Chris Mass<br />Troy Schremmer<br />Janelle Schremmer<br />Shannon Haragan
| music = Chris Jagich<br />Ryan Greene
| cinematography = Steven Schaefer
| editing = Bob Perkins
| studio = [[Gravitas Ventures]]<br />Warrior Poets<br />Someday Soon Productions<br />Arts Alliance<br />Hart Sharp Video
| distributor = Virgil Films
| released = ((start date|2006|3|)) ((small|(Cinequest)))<br />((start date|2007|5|11))
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = 
))
'''''Chalk''''' is a 2006 comedy [[mockumentary]] about [[teacher|teaching]] focusing on the lives of three teachers and one assistant principal.  It stars Chris Mass as Mr. Stroope and Troy Schremmer as Mr. Lowrey. It is directed by Mike Akel.  The movie is based on both Akel's and Mass' real life experiences in the teaching profession.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/film-reviews/film-reviews-chalk-the-ex-28-weeks-later-and-delta-farce/16372/ LA Weekly - Film+TV - Film Reviews: Chalk, The Ex, 28 Weeks Later and Delta Farce - L.a. Weekly Film Critics - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles<!-- Bot generated title -->]  ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512153610/http://www.laweekly.com/film%2Btv/film-reviews/film-reviews-chalk-the-ex-28-weeks-later-and-delta-farce/16372/ |date=May 12, 2007 ))</ref>  Co-written by Mass and Akel, the film was developed through [[improvisation]] all the way through the process, from writing through production and post-production. The final film was edited together from more than 60 hours of footage.<ref>[http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-chalk11may11,0,1779863.story?coll=cl-mreview 'Chalk' - MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The film premiered in March, 2006 at the "Cinequest Film Festival", presented in April 2006 at the "Boston Independent Film Festival", and released in [[Los Angeles]] on May 11, 2007, playing at the [[Nuart Theatre]] and in more cities in subsequent weeks.<ref>http://www.chalkthefilm.com/#/dates/</ref> The film begins by stating that 50 percent of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.

The film has received a mostly positive response from critics regarding it as an [[antithesis]] to the more common inspirational teacher movies.  ''[[LA Weekly]]'' in its review stated to think of it as "To Sir, With Sarcasm.".<ref name=autogenerated1 />  Teachers who saw the film noted how the film "nailed" the experiences of a new teacher.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=14105 Movie Review – Chalk – eFilmCritic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Plot==
The film takes the course of an entire school year and describes three teachers and one assistant principal.  Mr. Stroope is campaigning for Teacher of the Year but many of his students are a little bit smarter than him.  Mr. Lowrey is an introverted first-time history teacher struggling to find passion for his new profession.  Coach Webb (played by Janelle Schremmer) is a female gym teacher who is struggling to get her students to take her class seriously, and becomes interested in Mr. Lowrey.  Mrs. Reddell (Shannon Haragan) is the first year assistant principal who is regretting leaving teaching.

==Reception==
''Chalk'' opened with a limited release on May 11, 2007.  Reviews have been mostly positive and appreciated the more realistic approach toward the teaching profession as opposed to the more frequent teacher inspiration films that would include the classic ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' and ''[[To Sir, With Love]]'' to the more recent ''[[Freedom Writers]]''.  ''LA Weekly'' stated in its review that its "best set pieces are like devastatingly effective pinpricks puncturing the Hollywood hot-air balloon of inspirational teacher/coach melodramas."  Teachers who saw the film also said it was a very accurate portrayal of the teaching profession.

''Chalk'' was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award from the [[Independent Spirit Awards]] in 2006.  It also won Outstanding Performance by Ensemble Cast (Narrative Competition) at the 2006 Los Angeles film festival.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809425660/awards Chalk (2007) - Awards and Nominations - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092607/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809425660/awards |date=May 22, 2011 ))</ref>

==Background==
The film is based on both Chris Mass' and Mike Akel's own experiences in [[public education]] and even used their former students as extras. The cast is made up entirely of unknowns and was produced on a very low budget.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> The performers were allowed plenty of room to ad-lib but the film still had to be structured.  Over 60 hours of footage was filmed while improvisation was used through the entire process from writing, production, and post-production until the final version was made.

==Credited cast==
*Kaytea Brock
*Dan Eggleston
*Jeff Guerrero as Mr. G
*Shannon Haragan as Mrs. Reddell
*Jerry Jarmon
*Glen Lewis
*Chris Mass as Mr. Stroope
*Janelle Schremmer as Coach Webb
*Troy Schremmer as Mr. Lowrey
*Jacqueline Seaborn
*Jeffrey Travis as a math teacher

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((IMDb title|id=0758738|title=Chalk))
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080321030617/http://movies.go.com/chalk/d890727/comedy%26CMP%3DOTC-VX4851685945 Chalk]'' at [[Movies.com]]

[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:2006 comedy films]]
[[Category:American mockumentary films]]
[[Category:Films about educators]]
[[Category:Films set in schools]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]

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