Beyond the Blackboard

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• Genre(s): Family, Drama
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Jeff Bleckner
• Cast(s): Emily VanCamp, Steve Talley, Willow Shields, Timothy Busfield, Julio Oscar Mechoso See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 40min
• Music: Jeff Beal
• Award(s): Young Artist 2012 (Won)
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• Similar To: Wonka, I Can Only Imagine 2
• Story:
  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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