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Beyond the Blackboard

2011 · 100 min · Family, Drama · ★ 7.6

Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

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Cast

  • Emily VanCamp
    Stacey Bess
  • Steve Talley
    Greg Bess
  • Willow Shields
    Grace
  • Timothy Busfield
    School district's HR representative
  • Julio Oscar Mechoso
    Johnny Hernandez
  • Nicki Aycox
    Candy

Crew

  • Producer · Andrew Gottlieb
  • Director · Jeff Bleckner

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