In a primary school in Athens, Greece, three students, a student on the autism spectrum, a student with ADHD and a refugee are struggling against stereotypes. Can their teachers increase the space they think their students deserve by defying the restraints and boundaries of daily life.
Antriana Andreovits
Petros Apostolopoulos
Eirini Christidi
Elli Dadira
Giannis Konstantourakis
Stella Kountourelli
Eleni Lyra
Dimitra Mpasiou
Giannis Prokopiou
In a primary school in Athens, Greece, three students, a student on the autism spectrum, a student with ADHD and a refugee are struggling against stereotypes. Can their teachers increase the space they think their students deserve by defying the restraints and boundaries of daily life.
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
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A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.
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Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
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Two Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany.
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A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.