Film Screening: Maestra by Catherine Murphy at Sarah Lawrence College

Location: Library Meeting Room, Second Floor.

March 3rd, 2016 from 6:3pm.

About the Film: In 1961, Cuba aimed to eradicate illiteracy across the island in one year. The government sent 250,000 volunteers across the island to teach reading and writing in rural communities. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18 and more than half were women. Narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker’65, MAESRA (Spanish for teacher) is a 33-minute documentary. The film explores the experiences of nine women, who, as young girls, taught as part the Cuban Literacy Campaign of 1961.

The Educational Film Series aims to show current films that broaden our understandings of schools, highlight current issues in society, and spark discussion and dialogue. Documentary films by emerging and well known filmmakers are screened in the Library 2nd Floor Meeting Room on Thursday evenings 4-5 times a year, followed by small group discussions and questions and answers with the filmmaker if they are present.

Free and open to the public. Please RSVP: cdi@sarahlawrence.edu

Esther Raushenbush Library Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way Bronxville NY. 914-395-2412. www.sarahlawrence.edu