Release Date

24 Apr, 2011

Runtime

01:40: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A first-time teacher makes a difference in the lives of homeless children

Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

Original Title

Beyond the Blackboard

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Actors

Emily VanCamp

Steve Talley

Willow Shields

Timothy Busfield

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Nicki Aycox

Kiersten Warren

Treat Williams

Autumn Shields

River Shields

Leedy Corbin

Colin Baiocchi

Joshua Rush

Liam McKanna

Paola Andino

Luis Jose Lopez

Deidrie Henry

Luce Rains

Mathew Greer

Savannah McReynolds

Isabella Acres

Crew

Geoffrey Rowland

Camille Thomasson

Gerald R. Molen

Andrew Gottlieb

Brent Shields

Jeff Beal

Eric Van Haren Noman

Stacey Bess

Jeff Bleckner