Maestra = (teacher) / the Literacy Project presents ; in collaboration with Tres Musas Producciones & ICAIC ; produced & directed by Catherine Murphy ; written & edited by Eve Goldberg.

Maestra = (teacher) /

In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country's National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read and write. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18. More than half were women. Narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, MAESTRA (Spanish...

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Other Authors: Goldberg, Eve (Screenwriter), Chile, Roberto (Cinematographer), Martínez, Gilberto, 1966- (Cinematographer), Nápoles, Iván, 1932- (Cinematographer), Timossi, Fernando, 1965- (Cinematographer), Lluveras, Emilio (Cinematographer), Guillard, Norma (on-screen participant.), Balboa, Diana (Artist) (on-screen participant.), Veitia, Daysi (on-screen participant.), Monett, Blanca (on-screen participant.), Santana, Ivonne (on-screen participant.), Santana, Adria (on-screen participant.), Aguilera, Griselda (on-screen participant.), Hernandez, Eloisa (on-screen participant.), Rey, Gina (on-screen participant.)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:Spanish
English
Published: [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, 2012.
Subjects:
Literacy programs > Cuba.
Literacy > Cuba.
Education, Rural > Cuba.
Education > Cuba.
Cuba > Social life and customs > 1959-
Documentaries and Factual Films
Interview
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Interviews.
Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:Kanopy

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