Date:
Tue, Mar 27, 2018 10:30AM
- Tue, Mar 27, 2018 11:30AM
Price: $8 students
Free for accompanying teachers and chaperones Includes same-day Museum admission
This program is recommended for Students of grades 7–12.
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Beth Murphy, 2016, 89 min., PG
In a remote village in Afghanistan is an all-female school, founded and led by spirited humanitarian Razia Jan. In a nation where education for young women is difficult to access and the dropout numbers are high, Jan puts literacy at the forefront, encouraging the girls in their pursuit of knowledge, independence, and understanding. Her initiatives are progressive, and her young students embrace the opportunities to learn about their history in hopes of building a better future for themselves and their country. In the midst of many complications, from the influences of extremists to international government forces, Jan's school for young female students offers optimism for future generations.
Filmmaker Beth Murphy takes her cameras inside the school walls and beyond, giving unfiltered insights to an evolving educational process that affects not only the girls, but also the village as a whole.