Teaching Movies

  • 1952
    Teachers Are People

    Teachers Are People

    Teachers Are People

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    As the narrator explains, educating children is one of the most important things today and the heroic man who takes on this role is "the school...

    Teachers Are People
  • 2013
    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

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    Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous...

    At Berkeley
  • 1961
    Two Loves

    Two Loves

    Two Loves

    4.91961HD

    American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her...

    Two Loves
  • 2023
    Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change

    Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change

    Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change

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    A papercut stopmotion animation in which human Travelers from 2053 travel 30 years into the past to warn "foundlings" of the future that awaits them....

    Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change
  • 2018
    My Dream Class

    My Dream Class

    My Dream Class

    62018HD

    A rookie English teacher named Han Gi-tak goes into Byulli Island, a rural island village, to look for a easy money job that will satisfy his resume....

    My Dream Class
  • 2017
    School Life

    School Life

    School Life

    6.62017HD

    John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for the...

    School Life
  • 2015
    Tenured

    Tenured

    Tenured

    4.32015HD

    It's dark times for Ethan Collins, a severely depressed, foul-mouthed elementary school teacher whose wife's recent infidelity and departure have...

    Tenured
  • 1991
    American Kickboxer

    American Kickboxer

    American Kickboxer

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    Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and...

    American Kickboxer
  • 2021
    IRA

    IRA

    IRA

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    A documentary-short on the life of Ira Sanders, a commodity trader turned educator whose first-hand experiences on 9/11 greatly influence his life.

    IRA
  • 2000
    What Is A Good Teacher

    What Is A Good Teacher

    What Is A Good Teacher

    7.32000HD

    Mr. Kong is not a typical Hong Kong teacher. He isn't happy just teaching his students in his class, but he would rather go to rave parties and play...

    What Is A Good Teacher
  • 2005
    A Touch of Greatness

    A Touch of Greatness

    A Touch of Greatness

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    In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade...

    A Touch of Greatness
  • 2020
    Portraits and Dreams

    Portraits and Dreams

    Portraits and Dreams

    62020HD

    Revisit photographs created by Kentucky school children in the 1970s and the place where their photos were made. Photographer and artist Wendy Ewald,...

    Portraits and Dreams
  • 2000
    Le Prof

    Le Prof

    Le Prof

    42000HD

    A teacher uses new methods to captivate his audience. Some kids take it too far, some colleagues are worried traditional ways are going to be lost......

    Le Prof
  • 2024
    New Old Book

    New Old Book

    New Old Book

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    Desperate for clients, Isabelle, the owner of a small bookstore, accepts the offer to teach Caetano, an elderly illiterate man, how to read. The...

    New Old Book
  • 2021
    Friends of Mine:

    Friends of Mine: "Changes"

    Friends of Mine: "Changes"

    02021HD

    After moving to a new apartment, Maxwell reflects on all the different types of changes we go through in life and the different ways that they can...

    Friends of Mine:
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

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    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization
  • 2016
    Vincennes, l'université perdue

    Vincennes, l'université perdue

    Vincennes, l'université perdue

    8.52016HD

    Recounts the epic of Vincennes Experimental University Center, from its creation after the events of May 68 until its demolition in the summer of...

    Vincennes, l'université perdue
  • 2016
    Teaching War

    Teaching War

    Teaching War

    02016HD

    This episode from the Czech Journal series examines how a military spirit is slowly returning to our society. Attempts to renew military training or...

    Teaching War
  • 1979
    The Fatal Comma

    The Fatal Comma

    The Fatal Comma

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    Silviya is an excellent student, favorite of the teachers, but she does not do well in math. Silviya puts a comma in the school journal between the...

    The Fatal Comma
  • 2016
    The Shallow End

    The Shallow End

    The Shallow End

    02016HD

    Christian, a 20-yr-old swim teacher, is having a hard time recovering from an incident where one his students almost drowns on his watch.

    The Shallow End