Film

Finding Howard

2021 · 50m · Documentary

Finding Howard tells the true story of how a song changed the life of educator and musician David Levine and the thousands of students with whom he has worked in schools and communities across the United States. The song, written by Nashville songwriter Lee Domann, tells the story of Lee’s classmate, Howard Ray, who was a social outcast and ridiculed by his peers. In his song, Lee looks back with regret at an incident in which he didn’t attempt to help Howard as he was being physically harassed by others. The film tracks Lee’s life through the emotional memories of his childhood to the writing of the song, and his reunion with Howard thirty years later. Finding Howard is a call to action for the creation of caring and compassionate learning communities where children feel safe, understood and heard.

Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Marc Brackett

Cathy Barnett

Nina Dawson

Chelsea Brown

Lee Domann

Timothy Hoss

Terry Ray Kruse

Scarlett Lewis

Scarlett Lewis

LeShawn Parker

Donny Mapes

Sharon Ball

David Levine

• James FossettDirector · Editor
• David LevineProducer · Director

Release date

March 15, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Budget

$457,000

Genres

Documentary