Watch maestra on Soap2day. 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 women. MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island - and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.
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Another kind of utopia is presented in the films of Naomi Uman, whose search for her family roots in the Ukraine led her to move to the small village...
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In this revealing documentary, burlesque star Immodesty Blaize examines the world of British burlesque and the resurgence in its popularity.
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Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit,...
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A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances, and politics.
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A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.
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A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading ladies
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A short film on Republican efforts to improve education standards during the Spanish Civil War.
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Gouge - a documentary tracing The Pixies' story featuring interviews with Bono, David Bowie, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Graham Coxon...
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PUMP is a documentary that tells the story of America’s addiction to oil, from its corporate conspiracy beginnings to its current monopoly...
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For two thousand years, caravans traveled from Xian in China along the Silk Road to Istanbul, a hub of world trade at the time. Julien Berjeaut...
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People often think of Vancouver as a new city, when in fact this region has been occupied for 9,000 years. This film aims to correct that with a...