The extraordinary story of a journey each of us only ever takes once…learning to read.
Documentary following a group of primary schoolchildren over the course of a year as they learn to read. Some of them make a flying start, but others struggle even with the alphabet. The film takes us into their home lives, where we find that some parents are strongly aspirational, tutoring children late into the night, while others speak English as a foreign language, if at all. As the children master the basics, they discover the magical world of stories and look with fresh eyes at the world around them. The film gives us privileged access to a profound process that all of us only ever do once in our lives.
The Truth About Reading
Documentary
10.0
Caravan of the Books: Kenya's Mobile Camel Library
Documentary
6.5
Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
Documentary
5.0
Wandering Marxwards
Documentary
0.0
Searching for Sugar Man
Music, Documentary
7.9
Don't Look Now
Thriller, Drama, Horror
6.9
The Jane Austen Book Club
Comedy, Romance
6.5
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Family
8.5
Sons of Ramses
Drama
6.3
Private Resort
Comedy
5.7
The Magnificent Major
Fantasy, Family
0.0
The NeverEnding Story
Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
7.2
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Family, Fantasy, Adventure
5.8
Norwegian Wood
Drama, Romance
6.3
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan
Family, Animation
0.0
5903 Dorset Ave.
Mystery, Animation
0.0
Summer '03
Comedy, Romance
5.8
This Beautiful Fantastic
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
7.1
After Words
Drama, Adventure
5.4
Liberal Arts
Romance, Comedy, Drama
6.4