The other side of the other
5th Annual Spotlight on Academics
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52m
00:52:03|Rita de Cácia Oenning Da Silva, Kurt Shaw
Children from the favelas of Recife make a movie about what they imagine life to be for middle class “apartment kids,” while kids from the middle class make a film about what they imagine life to be like in the favela. As they show they movies to each other and finally meet, these kids teach profound lessons about segregation, curiosity, and the human condition.
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