Behind Our Walls

The School and the Boat

Every day, at sunrise, the Sítio Porto Alegre School students arrive by boat for another school day. As Professor Rui seeks to catch the attention of

2021

L'initiation

2008

Preschool to Prison

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance polic

2023

Pathway Into Light

A documentary short celebrating the life of Louis Braille, his invention of the writing system named after him, and the legacy he has left behind.

1952

The Finland Phenomenon

Finland’s education system has consistently ranked among the best in the world for more than a decade. The puzzle is, why Finland? Documentary filmmak

2011

Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture in the late 1960s. The main section deals with the man

1970

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about lesbian, gay,

1996

Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon

This documentary depicts a vivid example of America's current culture war. It shows a rural community, Philomath, Oregon, that is making a large trans

2005

L'École de la vie - Une génération pour tout changer

2019

Galore

A grandmother living in a small Kenyan village completes her final year of primary school at the old age of 94.

2020

A School for Life!

A satirical presentation of the public school debate, exhibiting three different teaching methods. First, the authoritarian education system of old; S

1978

Near Light

A young man, convicted murderer, has a chance of redemption when he enters the best Italian university of economics, going back and forth from prison

2023

Knowing to Learn

This feature documentary about education explores the mid-century state of learning in the classrooms of North America. New approaches to learning and

1966

One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, whic

2019

Z vôle ľudu zrodené

1987

The Kids' Guide to the Internet

The classic kids' guide to the internet features an excellent review of the internet. Tells you what a web page is and features Peter Jamison.

1997

Schooling the World: The White Man's Last Burden

If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Governmen

2010

Desconectados: Os Impactos da Pandemia na Educação Brasileira

2022

He Named Me Malala

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and

2015

It's Everybody's Business

Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of life.

1954