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Ana Deborah Mola and Belkis Lescaille were among the first young teachers who started pilot programs around the island of Cuba in 1960, laying foundation for the massive National Literacy Campaign that would take place the following year.
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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Marathon
The Human Experiment
A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
The Standard Deviants: The Dangerous World of Pre-Calculus, Part 2
Apache
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Marjoe
Tales from the Golden Age
Waiting for "Superman"
Our Dear Sisters
Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps
The Beaches of Agnès
Promises
Talhotblond
Triumph of the Will
SIMILAR MOVIES
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.Marathon
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1965
Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston Marathon.The Human Experiment
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 2013
A documentary that explores the potential dangers of toxic chemicals in consumer products and the recent spike in unexplained health phenomena.A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2014
Jayson Blair is the most infamous serial plagiarist of our time. He unleashed the massive scandal that rocked the New York Times and the entire world of journalism.Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2006
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.The Standard Deviants: The Dangerous World of Pre-Calculus, Part 2
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1996
This edition includes topics such as exponential functions, common log or base 10, rules of exponents, natural log or base e, applications of exponents, rules of logs, logarithms, solving log equations and converting logs to base 10 or base e.Apache
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1953
Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2014
Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film company, Cannon Films. This documentary recounts their many successes and discusses their eventual downfall.Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2007
In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1997
The incredible story of the events leading up to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists.Marjoe
IMDB 7.7 | Jul , 1972
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.Tales from the Golden Age
IMDB 6.9 | May , 2009
Composed of six unconventional vignettes, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.Waiting for "Superman"
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2010
Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.Our Dear Sisters
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1975
Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her life, her people, and her responsibilities as a single parent. Her observations shake some of our cultural assumptions.Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2017
A portrait of the masterful author whose novels were adapted into the classics 'The Birds,' 'Jamaica Inn,' and 'Rebecca."The Beaches of Agnès
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2008
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.Promises
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2001
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.Talhotblond
IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 2009
This is the true story of a love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life, as a teenage vixen (screen name 'talhotblond') lures men into her web. Revealing a shocking true crime story that shows the Internet's power to unleash our most dangerous fantasies.Triumph of the Will
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 1935
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.