Watch maestra 123Movies. Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island - and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.
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A secret culture of foragers hunt the Matsutake, a coveted Japanese mushroom worth up to $1,000 a pound—although its true value lies...
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The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to...
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A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.
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"One Last Hug" chronicles a three day summer camp for children learning to cope with the death of a loved one. With the guidance of trained...
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Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the...
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Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and...
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A dual portrait of young drifters on the streets of Odessa, where every day seems the same and the future keeps getting further away.
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The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, before and during the biggest heavy metal...
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An intimate video work depicting a Nepali family’s struggles for cohesion, despite everyday travails and the absence of a beloved son.
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The film follows teenage girls Mairéad Mc Ilkenny and Christine Savage. The two young women live in the same city but at the same time in two...
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The story of Pocahontas has been passed down through the centuries. Her relationship with John Smith has been characterized as a romance that united...