Click above to watch the trailer for The Cartel, hosted on YouTube.

Bob Bowdon on Lou Dobbs radio show

Director Bob Bowdon will appear on the nationally syndicated Lou Dobbs radio show Thursday, September 2 at 4:35 p.m. EDT. Find your local station here and tune in!

Free Tickets to Over-Performing Teachers

The Cartel will screen at the Burbank International Film Festival on Saturday, September 11 at 6:45pm, with a special promotion:
Free Tickets for Two to Los Angeles Teachers with Above Average Effectiveness Ratings*
The Los Angeles teacher ratings are available here and full press release here.
*as presented by the LATimes.com database; defined by the “overall effectiveness” marker appearing to the right of the word “average”

Bob Bowdon on Fox Business

Director Bob Bowdon appeared on Fox Business Network's Varney & Co on August 25:

The Cartel is coming to Peoria, Illinois

The film will be playing at the Peoria Theater for a week, beginning Friday, September 3. More information will soon become available on the theater's website here.

The Cartel in Burbank

The Cartel has been selected to screen at the Burbank International Film Festival this fall! The screening will be on the evening of September 11. More information is available on the festival's website here.

The Cartel at the SPN Conference

The Cartel has been selected to screen at the State Policy Network's K-12 Education Summit this September, as part of its Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The screening will be Sunday, September 12. More information is available on the SPN website here.

Bowdon on Fox Business Network's Varney & Co. |

Director Bob Bowdon appaeared on Varney & Co. Friday, May 28 to discuss The Cartel:


Clip from Morning Joe

Bob Bowdon appeared on Morning Joe on Tuesday morning, April 27:

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The Cartel Premieres in 12 Major Cities!

APRIL 16 - The Cartel opened in New York and Los Angeles.
APRIL 23 - The Cartel opened in Houston.
APRIL 30 - The Cartel opened in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, and St. Louis.
MAY 21 - The Cartel opened in Columbus.
Click here for details on the National Release.

The Cartel Wins Numerous Awards

Visionary Award, Audience Award for Best Documentary, 2010 Washington DC Independent Film Festival
Audience Choice Award, Best Feature Documentary, 2009 Jersey Shore Film Festival
Audience Award, 2009 Hoboken International Film Festival
Silver Screen Award, 2009 Nevada Film Festival
Best Full-Length Documentary, 2009 Downbeach Film Festival

Recent Reviews of The Cartel

USA Today notes "The Cartel...takes on the unconscionable failure of New Jersey's public schools" in this review.

Kevin Thomas of the L.A. Times proclaims The Cartel as "a brisk, incisive and mind-boggling - no other phrase will work - exposé" in this rave review.

Kyle Smith of The New York Post calls The Cartel "a revelation" in this review.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough notes: "This is a movie you need to see." Watch it here.

NewJersey.com highlights NJ Gov. Christie's interest in The Cartel here.

Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquirer praises The Cartel, in this review.

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle reviews The Cartel here.


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The Cartel is a revelation.
- The New York Post
A brisk, incisive and mind-boggling – no other phrase will work – exposé
- Los Angeles Times
The Cartel...takes on the unconscionable failure of New Jersey's public schools.
- USA Today
This is a movie you need to see.
- Joe Scarborough, MSNBC’s Morning Joe
What Bowdon has brought to light so vividly...applies across the land.
- Chicago Tribune
This movie says it all, and is a must see for any American.
- Philadelphia City Paper