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Freedom Writers
They'd been written off before they ever picked up a pen. Then someone handed them a notebook and asked for the truth. 📓 #FreedomWriters
Who it's for
Freedom Writers shows students whom the school has written off discovering, through journals, that their experiences of violence, loss and racism matter and can be put into words.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Based on The Freedom Writers Diary, Richard LaGravenese's film follows new teacher Erin Gruwell at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, in 1994, as she struggles to reach at-risk freshmen divided by gang violence and racial tension.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch. The Freedom Writers Diary (book) also available.
Before you start
Heads up: Fatal gang violence and racial slurs.
Age: PG-13 (thematic material, language, violent content)
Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 33
