Documentary following a group of primary schoolchildren over the course of a year as they learn to read. Some of them make a flying start, but others struggle even with the alphabet. The film takes us into their home lives, where we find that some parents are strongly aspirational, tutoring children late into the night, while others speak English as a foreign language, if at all. As the children master the basics, they discover the magical world of stories and look with fresh eyes at the world around them. The film gives us privileged access to a profound process that all of us only ever do once in our lives.
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious ...
A political and poetic wondering/wandering about the relevance and context of re-reading Marx 150 ye...
Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets ...
A library on four legs, the world's only existing Camel Library is located in Northern Kenya. As the...
The Truth About Reading looks at the illiteracy problem in America, highlighting people who learned ...
Presents an inductive experience in reading readiness. Shows a young boy as he interprets the meanin...
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them...
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's liter...
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from d...
Bert, Ernie, and friends put on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars.
Chasing women for the weekend at a luxurious Miami resort, teen buddies Ben and Jack get more than t...
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fan...
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko...
16-year-old Jamie Winkle and her extended family are left reeling after her calculating grandmother ...
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him....
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale ...
Jane Taylor, a librarian, has lost her job. Depressed and suicidal, she decides to take a final wond...
Thirty-four year old Ramsès has established himself as a clairvoyant in La Goutte d’Or, Paris. A shr...
Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.
While on a road trip to spread her godfather's ashes, Daphne and her ill godmother Fran get into an ...