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 We All Get Along?: The Segregation of John Muir High School is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Pablo Miralles (Gringos At the Gate) and produced by Arroyo Seco Films. The film explores the complex history of Pasadena, California public schools and the 1970 court order that created the first federal desegregation plan outside of the south. The film examines the challenges and failures of the Pasadena Unified School District, the state of California, and the United States, to promote well-funded and diverse public education.

The film will have its world premiere on PBS So Cal and KCET in September of 2022.

Synopsis
At his 30th high school reunion, filmmaker Pablo Miralles questions what has happened to his once integrated public high school. He gradually begins to understand how perceptions and policies have created almost insurmountable challenges to maintaining well-funded and diverse public schools. Weaving stories from alumni, administrators, and civic leaders of John Muir High School's multi-cultural community, the film features interviews with former Pasadena mayor Bill Boggard, former superintendent Ramon Cortines, filmmaker and John Muir High School alumna Renee Tajima-Pena, and others to illustrate the complex history of Pasadena's schools and the 1970 court order that created the first federal desegregation plan outside of the south.

The film takes a deep personal look into past political and social decisions such as Proposition 13, the Pasadena Board of Education versus Spangler, and school choice that reverberate today in the California public school system. The filmmaker's own ambivalence about sending his son to Muir High School is examined through this historical context.

Release
Originally released in 2019 as a short documentary, it will be rereleased as a 57 minute film in September of 2022, where it will have its world premiere on PBS SoCal and KCET Los Angeles.

Awards
Semi-finalist at the DUMBO Film Festival

Award of Excellence at the Impact Doc Awards

Award of Excellence at the Accolade Global Film Competition

Award of Excellence at the Best Shorts Competition

Humanitarian Award with Distinction at IndieFEST

Nominated Best Documentary Short, Burbank International Film Festival

Silver Award at the Telly Awards

Official Selection at the Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival

Award of Merit at the Depth of Field International Film Festival