{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = DeKalb Elementary | director = Reed Van Dyk | image = DeKalb Elementary.jpg | caption = Poster | producer = Cory Desrosiers<br>Enrique Rico Diaz<br>Christopher Leavins<br>Morgan Peterson<br>Ricardo Ramirez<br>Reed Van Dyk | writer = Reed Van Dyk | starring = {{Plainlist| * Tarra Riggs * Bo Mitchell }} | narrator = <!-- or: |narrators = --> | music = | cinematography = Jon Peter | editing = Reed Van Dyk | studio = Off Road Pictures | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2017|02|04|Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival|2017|03|11|SXSW}} | runtime = 21 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''DeKalb Elementary''''' is a 2017 American live-action short film directed by Reed Van Dyk and starring Tarra Riggs and Bo Mitchell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/oscar-nominations-2018-academy-award-nominees-1202266874/ |title= Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads Way With 13 |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=January 23, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 24, 2018 |quote=}}</ref>
==Premise== Based on an actual 911 phone call, a gunman enters an Atlanta, Georgia elementary school and encounters a compassionate employee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://labrasserieducourt.com/en/dekalb-elementary/ |title= Breakfast with DeKalb Elementary |last=MyDlarama |first=Alba |date=February 8, 2017 |website= |publisher=La brasserie du court |access-date=January 24, 2018 |quote=}}</ref>
==Cast== * Shinelle Azoroh as Lakisha * John Brockus as Detective Brooks * Deloris Crenshaw as Miss Thompson * Brie Eley as Miss Harris * Jason Fracaro as Officer Gomez * Sinora Glenn as Nurse Davis * Del Hunter-White as Dee * Lou Justice Johnson as Officer Jackson * Levystein Lockett as Officer Williams * Bo Mitchell as Steven Hall * Peyton Perrin as Darius * Lony'e Perrine as Miss Mitchell * Champagne Powell as Devon * Hansford Prince as Principal Flanagan * Tarra Riggs as Cassandra Rice * Tobie Windham as Agent Armel Parker
==Reception== ===Critical reception=== On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 12 reviews, and an average rating of 8.33/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dekalb_elementary |title=''DeKalb Elementary'' (2017) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
===Awards and nominations=== * Nominated: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film * Nominated: Student Emmy Award for Best Drama * Nominated: BAFTA Student Film Awards
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.dekalbelementaryfilm.com/}} * {{IMDb title|tt5926890|DeKalb Elementary}}
Category:2017 drama films Category:2017 films Category:2017 short films Category:2017 American films Category:2017 English-language films Category:American drama short films Category:English-language drama short films Category:Films about conversations Category:Films about mental health Category:Films about school violence Category:Films set in Atlanta Category:Films set in schools
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