Beyond the Blackboard
A first-time teacher makes a difference in the lives of homeless children
100 mins
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.
Autumn Shields
Annie
River Shields
Alex
Liam McKanna
Danny
Mathew Greer
Nelson Parker (as Mat Greer)
Savannah McReynolds
Nicole Bess
Jack Nation
Sam
Brandon Sanderson
Robert
Colin Jones
Brandon Bess
Andrew Gottlieb
Producer
Geoffrey Rowland
Editor
Eric Van Haren Noman
Director of Photography
Jeff Beal
Music
Camille Thomasson
Writer
Brent Shields
Executive Producer
Stacey Bess
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