Log Line:
Fred is a young teacher already jaded with the system and reconsidering his career choice. But when he agrees to tutor Steven, a teenager suffering from a rare form of bone cancer, they forge a unique bedside bond causing Fred to reevaluate his capabilities and reinvest himself in teaching. Based on the true story.

Brief Synopsis:
Fred Goldstein is a young English teacher in the Philadelphia suburbs jaded with the system and considering alternative careers. When Fred takes on a home instruction assignment tutoring Steven Estep, a thirteen-year-old suffering from a rare form of cancer, he resolves to make the time they spend together special.

Fred organizes several remarkable educational and motivational activities for Steven including a call to the Director of the FBI, a celebrity basketball game and a botched attempt to interview Richard Nixon. Through this, Fred becomes closer to Steven than he ever expected.

With Steven’s health failing, Fred is forced to look at a deeper meaning of friendship and discovers new potential for reaching all his students.

Based on the book From Bedside by Fred Goldstein.

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