In his crusade for literacy, principal Ray Brown enlisted the help of the community and broke through the cycle of illiteracy in a small Newfoundland fishing village. He turned the struggling elementary school into a place where students were eager to learn and instilled in parents a sense of hope for their children's future.
Title | A Passage from Burnt Islands |
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Year | 1992 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | Canada |
Studio | ONF | NFB |
Cast | Gordon Pinsent |
Crew | Sally Bochner (Producer), Alan Handel (Producer), Alan Handel (Director) |
Keyword | elementary school, teachers and students, adult literacy, newfoundland |
Release | Mar 01, 1992 |
Runtime | 48 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |