The read
It runs a compact 34m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb9/10
Key crew
- Catherine MurphyDirector
- Aldo López GavilánOriginal Music Composer
- Eve GoldbergWriter
- Heyleen WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Themes
cubarevolutioneducationbay of pigscuban revolutionwoman directorliteracy