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Trailer | Let the Little Light Shine

National Teachers Academy (NTA) is considered a beacon for Black children: a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school in the fastest growing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents’ group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. How will NTA's community fight to save their beloved institution?

Trailer | Let the Little Light Shine

1m 58s

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now

    2m 23s

    Sisters Janaki Symon and Melissa Wilbur grew up in New York and settled across the country from each other as adults. The StoryCorps MobileBooth was in town when Melissa was visiting her sister, and Janaki invited her to sit down and talk about their relationship.

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    unseen

    S36 E3616 - 1h 22m

    As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces obstacles to obtain his college degree, become a social worker, and support his family. Uncertainty looms over him even after he graduates. Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.

  • StoryCorps Shorts: The Family Equation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    StoryCorps Shorts: The Family Equation

    2m 27s

    When William Lynn Weaver was growing up in Nashville, TN, his father, Ted Weaver, worked long hours as a janitor and chauffeur. At StoryCorps, Lynn talks with his daughter, Kimberly, about his father’s impact.

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