Happy Valley /

Amir Bar-Lev's documentary Happy Valley takes an unflinching look at an iconic American institution in the wake of unthinkable scandal. Nestled in the idyllic area known as Happy Valley lies the town of State College and the home of Penn State University. For over 40 years, Joe Paterno was the...

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Other Authors:	Bar-Lev, Amir (Screenwriter, Director), Battsek, John (Producer), Koch, Jonathan (Producer), Michaels, Steven (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, 2014.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Sandusky, Jerry. Paterno, Joe, > 1926-2012. Pennsylvania State University. Paterno, Joe, > 1926-2012 Sandusky, Jerry Pennsylvania State University Football coaches > Pennsylvania > State College. Child sexual abuse > Pennsylvania > State College. Child sexual abuse > Investigation > Pennsylvania > State College. Child molesters > Pennsylvania > State College. Scandals > Pennsylvania > State College. Scandales > Pennsylvanie > State College. Child molesters Child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse > Investigation Football coaches Scandals Pennsylvania > State College Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films Nonfiction films Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Amir Bar-Lev's documentary Happy Valley takes an unflinching look at an iconic American institution in the wake of unthinkable scandal. Nestled in the idyllic area known as Happy Valley lies the town of State College and the home of Penn State University. For over 40 years, Joe Paterno was the celebrated head coach of the school's storied football team. Lauded not only for his program's success on the field, but also for students' achievements in the classroom, Paterno was a revered figure in a town where team loyalty approached nationalistic fervor. Then in November 2011 everything changed when longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, setting off a firestorm of accusations about who failed to protect the children of Happy Valley. Filmed over the course of the year after Sandusky's arrest as key players agreed to share their stories, Happy Valley deconstructs the story we think we know to uncover a much more complicated and tragic tale. Director Bar-Lev creates an indelible portrait of a wounded community and an engrossing investigation into the role big time college football played in both the crimes and their aftermath.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed August 18, 2017).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (98 min.)
Playing Time:	01:37:33
Awards:	Won 2014 Nashville Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature Amir Bar-Lev Won 2014 Sarasota Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature Amir Bar-Lev Won 2014 True/False Film Fest, Documentary Amir Bar-Lev