| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
003316 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2012. |
| Summary |
In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country’s National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read and write. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18. More than half were women.. Narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, MAESTRA (Spanish for teacher) explores the experiences of nine of the women who, as young girls, helped eradicate Cuban illiteracy within one year. Interweaving recent interviews, archival footage, and campaign photos, this lively documentary includes one of the first Cubans of her generation to call herself a feminist and one of the first openly proud members of Cuba’s LGBT community. With wit and spirit, all recall negotiating for autonomy and independence in a culture still bound by patriarchal structures.. Official Selection a the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and the San Francisco Latino Film Festival. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In Spanish |
| Subject |
History, Modern
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Latin American
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| Genre |
Ethnicity |
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Murphy, Catherine, filmmaker
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
3568039 Kanopy |
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