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If You Can Make It Here

2026 • 0h59m Documentary

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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.

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Director

Jaclyn Boudreau

Joseph Kast

Screenplay

Jaclyn Boudreau

Joseph Kast

Cast

Wai Wah Chin

Michael Benjamin

Freddie DeBoer

Release date

10/1/2026

Status

Post Production

Budget

$450,000

Origin country

US