Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.
The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about...

Documentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the par...

One of the greatest Hamlets of the 20th century Sir John Gielgud reflects on the play and its title ...

Luis, a dancer and classical ballet teacher, experiences a connection between himself and dance desp...

It is about a music school in Philadelphia, The Paul Green School of Rock Music, run by Paul Green t...

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William S...

"Everybody should have a home. If you punish a nation, this is so abstract, it's very mean to use yo...

"Hamlet {Solo}" chronicles the six-year journey of actor Raoul Bhaneja as he mounts a one-man versio...

This episode from the Czech Journal series examines how a military spirit is slowly returning to our...

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft A...

Eight thousand feet above sea level, in the sacred heart of Rila mountain, in sweltering heat, and r...

In 1996 I took the conservatory exam. I missed it. A year ago I was asked to do a masterclass on act...

In a decaying Soviet-era retirement home, a vibrant group of elders cling to life by staging Shakesp...

A documentary feature film which aims to expand the usually one-sided conversation between students ...

Revisit photographs created by Kentucky school children in the 1970s and the place where their photo...

On returning from class, a teacher is questioned by his wife, who distrusts his pedagogic project: a...

The film's author runs auditions for a new film set after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Three fema...

A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews ...

John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly ...

A series of indie filmmakers are documented over the course of a few months throughout the productio...