Education Movies

In Makoko, a neglected fishing community in Lagos, Nigeria built on stilts, community members struggle to get children access to education.

A couple is running down the stairs of Montmartre. Sophie’s moving that way because she really wants to pee, her boyfriend is teasing her. They...

A boy living in the countryside with only his dog and his grandfather as companions struggles through life with the overwhelming longing for his...

In a village called Savargaon in Maharashtra, six male and female teachers are told to conduct the adult literacy program. This requires extra...

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school...

A Chinese documentary about rural workers and their education by educated youth sent to the countryside from cities.

This award-winning documentary shows the irreplaceable role classical Physical Education plays to develop smart, productive and mentally stable...

Sofia has a very clear goal: pass the entrance exam, find a job and leave home. However, when the school where she studies is occupied by her friends...

In a large building in a Parisian district, Elsa lives alone. Her young neighbor Alice hears her playing the piano at home and enjoys it. Elsa...

Chris Bischof, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (Robert C. Kirkwood Award) – for successfully...

Animari and Zlatko's mission is to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds get the best possible care and education. Will they manage to find...

The film follows three young teachers in three different Italian regions.

Tula is the cleaning lady at a private school for girls. During her workday, she meets the headteacher’s fourteen-year-old daughter in the...

This film interview affords a glimpse of a bold and learned mind illuminating important social issues. Responding to questions on the related topics...

If Proposition 187 makes it through the courts, will hall duty become border patrol in California public schools?...

Debunking commonly held notions about the rite of passage known as the college experience, this PBS documentary follows 30 students and their...

Schools in the Netherlands are challenging the traditional models of education and democracy, taking us to new possibilities of organising ourselves...

AWA is a young French woman originally from Senegal. She is a law student who practices football regularly with her neighbor friends. But his passion...

Israeli-born director Tamara Erde visits six independently-run Israeli and Palestinian schools to investigate how history is taught in this contested...