'Homeroom' Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year 'Homeroom' Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year Peter Nicks' doc schools audiences on the vision and vitality of its young protagonists, seniors at Oakland High School during a turbulent year. Lisa Kennedy, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “Homeroom” begins with a somewhat inchoate energy. In this regard, Peter Nicks’ engaging documentary about Oakland High School’s senior class of 2020 aptly mimics the start of a school year. Students haven’t yet found their rhythms. Everything feels a little amped. The kids seem to rush around reestablishing old bonds, forging new ones and, for the seniors on whom the film turns its gaze, facing more fully what’s to come.