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Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Overview
Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.
Rated PG | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Emily VanCamp | Steve Talley | Willow Shields | Timothy Busfield | Julio Oscar Mechoso | Nicki Aycox | Kiersten Warren | Treat Williams | Autumn Shields | River Shields | Leedy Corbin | Colin Baiocchi | Joshua Rush | Liam McKanna | Paola Andino | Luis Jose Lopez | Deidrie Henry | Luce Rains | Mathew Greer | Savannah McReynolds | Isabella Acres | Jack Nation | Brandon Sanderson | Catherine Haun | Lora Martinez-Cunningham | Colin Jones | Judy Herrera