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Education Documentaries

Films for and about education: alternative fairy tales, deep dives into creationism and evolution, bullying, and the history and theory of education itself. Also films about desegregation, Native American boarding schools, and gender.

Featured Films

English Hustle

The rise and fall of the Chinese English tutoring industry through the eyes of four online teachers

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Try Harder!

The college admissions frenzy at San Francisco’s iconic Lowell High School

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Trust Me

How do you know what to believe?

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On The Line: Where Sacrifice Begins

An Assessment of an Integrated Education long after the bus ride ended.

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Our School

Europe's Brown v. Board of Education

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The World in Claire's Classroom

An intimate portrait of a veteran teacher and her classroom

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Young Aspirations/ Young Artists

The making of one of the nation's most successful youth arts programs.

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All Films About Education Documentaries

The Highest Standard

Can students from under-resourced public middle schools in greater Boston gain acceptance in New England’s most competitive private boarding schools?

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Thirteen

A determined mother fights tradition for her disabled daughter's right to a Bat Mitzvah.

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Farming While Black

"The film uplifts the rising generation of Black farmers reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots. "

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Band of Sisters

A retro look at one the largest marches for women's lives in U.S. History.

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The Last Thing Lost

Seeking to heal past wounds, Sarith returns to Cambodia with a dream.

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Higher Power

Black Washingtonians' fight for cannabis legalization reveals the urgent need for D.C. statehood and self-determination.

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Always Danny

How one Chicago family dealt with the trauma of losing a child.

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North Putnam

A year-in-the-life of a yes-saying rural school district and the community it serves.

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American Santa

An indictment of American racism written on the back of a Christmas card

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When We Fight

What happens when 30,000 teachers go on strike?

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English Hustle

The rise and fall of the Chinese English tutoring industry through the eyes of four online teachers

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United Skates

A community-fighting in a racially charged environment fights to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating

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