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Burroughs: The Movie
7.1

Burroughs: The Movie

Feb. 10, 1984

Burroughs: The Movie

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, ...
Sentenced
8.3

Sentenced

Oct. 13, 2022

Sentenced

Ethnically diverse adults and children share personal stories about illiteracy’s impact on their lives. Explores how learning to read can ...
Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51
8.2

Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51

Problems reading and pronouncing words, But this has not stopped him from getting on with his life he has found ways of steering clear of the ...
El Analfabeto
7.2

El Analfabeto

Sep. 07, 1961

El Analfabeto

Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle’s fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read ...
The Act of Reading
8.4

The Act of Reading

Feb. 16, 2021

The Act of Reading

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a ...
The Reader
7.6

The Reader

Jan. 02, 2008

The Reader

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared ...
Nightjohn
6.7

Nightjohn

Jun. 01, 1996

Nightjohn

Charles Burnett directs this movie about John, a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave ...