Friday, August 31, 2012
Movies in the Park: The First Grader
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Washington Park5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 256-1248
Fee: Free
Age Range: 13 and up
Enjoy a movie in the park- you bring the snacks and we'll bring the stars!
Washington Park
5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 256-1248
The First Grader Rated-PG-13 103 minutes
In a small, remote, mountaintop primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One applicant causes astonishment - he is Maruge, an old Mau Mau veteran in his 80s, who is desperate to learn to read at this late stage of his life. He fought for the liberation of his country and now feels he must have the chance at the education so long denied—even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-old children.
Presented by Charter One. Underwritten by DuSable Museum of African American History.
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