Movie

Maestra

Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island - and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.

Director

Catherine Murphy

Screenplay

Eve Goldberg

Music

Heyleen Williams

Music

Aldo López Gavilán

Status

Released

Release date

15/03/2012

Original language

English