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Resilience
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Resilience
A one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 60 min.
Year of production: 2015
Children Education Family Mental Health Science Society Youth
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America to Me
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America to Me
Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Steve James examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multipart unscripted documentary series. Witness it through their eyes.
Director: Steve James
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 10x60 min.
Year of production: 2018
Children Current Affairs Education Family Gender Politics Society Youth
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Paper Tigers
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Paper Tigers
One high school’s unlikely success story.
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 102 min.
Year of production: 2014
Addiction Children Education Health Youth
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Girl Rising
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Girl Rising
Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls aren’t in school
Director: Richard E. Robbins
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 101 min.
Year of production: 2013
Activism Children Education Gender Human Rights Literature Society Women Youth
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The Right to Read
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The Right to Read
The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
Director: Jenny Mackenzie
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 71 min.
Year of production: 2023
Activism Children Diversity Education Human Rights Social Justice
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The Invisible War
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The Invisible War
A groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military
Director: Kirby Dick
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 98 min.
Year of production: 2012
Activism Conflicts Crime Current Affairs Education Human Rights Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Military Personal Story Politics Society War Women
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Generation Growth (Events)
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Generation Growth (Events)
Generation Growth tells the story of Green Bronx Machine and its founder, Stephen Ritz, as they grow high performing public schools, happy & healthy children, empowered teachers, and equitable, resilient communities across the nation.
Director: The Flying Man
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 97 min.
Year of production: 2020
Children Ecology, Environment Education Family Food Health Nature and Wildlife Poverty Science Society Urbanism Youth
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The Disruptors
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The Disruptors
A definitive, comprehensive documentary film on ADHD
Director: Stephanie Soechtig
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 90 min.
Year of production: 2022
Current Affairs Disability Education Health Mental Health Personal Story Society
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Most Likely to Succeed
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Most Likely to Succeed
A Provocative Look at the Future of Education
Director: Greg Whiteley
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 89 min.
Year of production: 2014
Children Education Family Technology Youth
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Race to Nowhere
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Race to Nowhere
Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve, “Race to Nowhere” points to a silent epidemic in our schools.
Director: Vicki Abeles | Jessica Congdon
Language: English, Mandarin, Spanish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2009
Addiction Children Education Family Media Society Technology Youth
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Roll Red Roll
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Roll Red Roll
Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled "boys will be boys" culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.
Director: Nancy Schwartzman
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 81 min.
Year of production: 2018
Activism Crime Current Affairs Law and Justice Media Personal Story Sexuality Society Sports Technology Women Youth
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Louder than a Bomb
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Louder than a Bomb
A mic. A stage. A pen. A page. The story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world's largest youth slam
Director: Jon Siskel | Greg Jacobs
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 99 min.
Year of production: 2010
Arts and Culture Children Education Literature Society Youth
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The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
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The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
How can dyslexia, a persistent problem with learning to read, be as great a gift as it is an obstacle?
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52 min.
Year of production: 2012
Activism Business Children Cinema Creative Current Affairs Disability Education Family Personal Story Science Society Technology Youth
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Chasing Childhood
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Chasing Childhood
All work and no play is no way for kids to grow up.
Director: Margaret Munzer Loeb | Eden Wurmfeld
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2020
Current Affairs Education Family Society Youth
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Butterfly in the Sky
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Butterfly in the Sky
BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television.
Director: Bradford Thomason | Brett Whitcomb
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 87 min.
Year of production: 2022
American History Arts and Culture Children Education Literature
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Messwood
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Messwood
Two Milwaukee high schools situated a mile apart, one mostly Black and the other white, unite under the leadership of a unique coach to ultimately learn what it truly means to come together as a team
Director: Emily Kuester | Brad Lichtenstein
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 95 min.
Year of production: 2021
African American Studies Conflicts Diversity Education Social Justice Society Sports Youth
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Story & Pictures By
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Story & Pictures By
Let us tell you a story about the boundary pushers who shape souls and give children strange dreams. The stars of STORY & PICTURES BY are picture book creators changing the narrative for the next generation, even when their own lives are not fairytales.
Director: Joanna Rudnick
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 87 min.
Year of production: 2023
Arts and Culture Education
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Teacher Irena
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Teacher Irena
Facing her own struggles as a widow in a new country, Irena turns her energies to address the struggles of others: her 26 third grade students growing up in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Jerusalem.
Director: Itamar Chen
Language: Hebrew, Russian (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52 min.
Year of production: 2010
Children Education Family Gender Immigration and Migration Women Youth
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The Hunting Ground
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The Hunting Ground
A startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.
Director: Kirby Dick
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 102 min.
Year of production: 2015
Activism Current Affairs Education Gender Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Personal Story Society Women
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Playing for Keeps
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Playing for Keeps
PLAYING FOR KEEPS examines the value of play through a health-focused lens.
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 63 min.
Year of production: 2020
Education Health Humor Mental Health Science Society Sports
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