Literacy Movies
- 2008
The Reader
The Reader7.4722008HD
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only...
- 1961
El analfabeto
El analfabeto7.71961HD
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no...
- 2022
Sentenced
Sentenced02022HD
Too often, if a child is illiterate at the end of third grade, they will fall behind forever. By nine years old, many children are already SENTENCED...
- 1970
The Truth About Reading
The Truth About Reading101970HD
The Truth About Reading looks at the illiteracy problem in America, highlighting people who learned to read as adults, and sharing proposed solutions...
- 1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn5.61996HD
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she...
- 1984
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie7.21984HD
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion...
- 2017
In My Own Words
In My Own Words02017HD
The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and...
- 1938
Spanish A.B.C.
Spanish A.B.C.3.51938HD
A short film on Republican efforts to improve education standards during the Spanish Civil War.
- 2012
Maestra
Maestra02012HD
Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were...
- 2019
Free
Free02019HD
Inspired by true events, a young Frederick Douglass is secretly taught to read and write by his master's wife. Using only the air as their...
- 1970
Caravan of the Books: Kenya's Mobile Camel Library
Caravan of the Books: Kenya's Mobile Camel Library6.51970HD
A library on four legs, the world's only existing Camel Library is located in Northern Kenya. As they pass antelopes and giraffes, the heavily...
- 2011
Girls of Hope
Girls of Hope02011HD
In Turkey far too many women are still unable to read and write, and all they see in their life span is being forced into early marriage and...
- 2021
The Act of Reading
The Act of Reading62021HD
A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length...