If You Build It

Following a year in the life of 10 high schoolers in rural North Carolina, If You Build It tracks the incredible progress a class of students makes after joining an unconventional shop class created by two teachers with the intention of bettering their community.

“Quietly exhilarating”

Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post

“A vital snapshot of contemporary rural America.”

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times

Patrick Creadon Director
Christine O’Malley Producer
Neal Baer Producer

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