A young mother (Virginia Walden Ford) fights a pitched, ultimately victorious, battle with educational authorities to create the District of Columbia voucher program. Based on a true story. [ Miss Virginia credits: Dir: R.J. Daniel Hanna/ Nadji Jeter, Matthew Modine, Aunjanue Ellis/ 102 min/ Biography, Drama/ Government Schools/ 2019]
External Reviews
“A heartfelt ode to an important historical figure.”
–Film Threat
“How can the average person, without advanced degrees, position, or stature, hope to elicit change in their community if the rules don’t function to serve that community? As she fights back tears and rage, Aduba is absolutely enthralling, beautifully conveying the complexity and righteous fury of every parent who only wants to make the world better for their child.”
–Elements of Madness
“The movie does not preach — it lets Walden Ford’s real-life story sear in its moral: parents need choice, and children cannot wait.”
–Forbes
“Miss Virginia gives a voice to the voiceless children who would otherwise remain a part of the system…Five-star film.”
–Black Girl Nerds
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NYC Leftist Group Slams Film
Per New York City Public School Parents, “Miss Virginia is new feature film due to open on Oct. 18, about a mom fighting for a DC voucher program so that her son can go to a better school. The film is supposedly “based on a true story” and is produced by Moving Picture Institute, which receives funding from the right-wing Koch brothers and Bradley Foundations.”
Daily Signal Interviews Real-Life Hero of Film, Virginia Walden Ford
Per The Daily Signal: “This week on Problematic Women, we interview the woman that inspired the new feature film Miss Virginia, Virginia Walden Ford. We talk to her about everything from her childhood years integrating the Little Rock, Arkansas, school system to working with President George W. Bush creating the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program to the star-studded cast of her new movie.”