FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    April 10, 2012
CONTACT: Robert Lamothe, Marc Gurvitch, 617 699-9349
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THE DOCUMENTARY TEACH, TEACHERS ARE TALKING, IS THE NATION LISTENING? WILL BE SCREENED AT THE BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 16

BOSTON, April 10, 2012.      TEACH, Teachers Are Talking, Is the Nation Listening? will be screened at the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) on Monday, April 16, 2012 - Patriots Day at 12:45 pm. The filmmakers of TEACH are teachers in the Boston Public Schools and residents of Quincy, MA.. The festival takes place at the AMC Lowes movie theater, 175 Tremont Steet, Boston Common from April 13 to 22 and screens over 100 films from 30 countries. Details

TEACH, Teachers are Talking, Is the Nation Listening? is a film that features conversations about the art of teaching and learning by teachers themselves. TEACH brings an important perspective to the national education debate that is currently being dominated by a corporate led agenda to privatize education and blame teachers for everything that is wrong with education in this country. This movie takes on many questions about No Child Left Behind, high stakes testing, unequal distribution of education resources, and schools dominated by data driven curriculum instead of providing an education that is dynamic, creative, exciting, and joyful. As the filmmakers state in the movie, "Every day in the media we hear from the businesses, thinktankers, politicians, and administrators, this movie is about those who don't usually get heard."

TEACH examines the behind the scenes forces that are attacking teachers and their unions, promoting charter schools as the solution, and standardized testing as the primary determinant of student and teacher value. The film interviewed over 40 teachers from many school districts including Boston, Brooklyn, NY, Madison, WI, Key West, FL, North Conway, NH, Cambridge, MA, Newton, MA, Lincoln-Sudbury,MA, and others. Additional parts of the movie include legislative hearings, speeches, and debates between union and school officials, various public hearings about school closings, and various teacher rallies.

RED CARPET AND GALA PARTY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 5:30 PM
AN "EDUCATION ENTOURAGE" OF OVER 40 TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORTERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET FESTIVITIES FOR THE BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. RED CARPET TO BE COVERED LIVE BY CHANNEL 7, WHDH TV, AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.

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TEACH One Minute Trailer.

Boston International Film Festival

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