education system

24 movies and shows

Hindi Medium

Fri, 19 May 2017

Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.

Sivaji: The Boss

Fri, 08 Jun 2007

A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.

Akshara

Fri, 26 Feb 2021

A physics teacher at a corporate educational institution, who aims to lessen the stress on students, at loggerheads with an ambitious educationalist who wants his students to secure top ranks at any cost so that he can gain monopoly in corporate education.

2040

Thu, 23 May 2019

A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”

Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini

Mon, 28 May 2007

The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.

The Perfect Score

Fri, 30 Jan 2004

Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.

Yeidhavan

Fri, 12 May 2017

After his sister’s dreams are shattered, an angry youngster takes on fraudsters who have commercialised the education sector for their selfish needs.

School Town King

Thu, 17 Dec 2020

It follows two teenage rappers in Bangkok who use their musical talent to navigate their difficult circumstances.

He Named Me Malala

Sat, 12 Sep 2015

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

Wizzo School

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Teachers tease and bully a high school student named Wizzo, who exposes multiple flaws in the educational system.

Nová škola

Thu, 01 Jan 1948

A Pencil In Need of Sharpening

Wed, 22 Jun 2022

Ronnel, who is an out-of-school youth and a laborer at a factory in Laguna, is one of the participants of a program for OSYs in an academic institution. When an opportunity knocks, he finds himself choosing between focusing on his present or building his future.

Yefon

Fri, 16 Jan 2015

An illiterate village girl defies the customs of her tribe, discriminatory to women, only to become the spark of a Literary Revolution.

Divided By Three

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On a Sunday morning approaching noon at a traffic light intersection in Jakarta, Alvin (7), Riki (7), and Jaki (7), three young silver buskers, were doing their usual routine. A Korean tourist gave them a 50,000 won Korean currency note. However, due to their limited education and knowledge, they had to figure out how to divide the money equally. They tried various methods, but all failed, until they finally met Arif (23), a mathematics teacher.

The Good Canadian

Tue, 30 Sep 2025

The world knows the image of the good Canadian. But what if there was a dark secret behind a national identity? THE GOOD CANADIAN exposes the truth behind the idea of a True North strong and free. In this unflinching and eye-opening documentary, directors Leena Minifie and David Paperny move us through the corridors of systemic inequity, from the Indian Act to residential schools, to modern-day family separation. Fusing shocking footage with detailed interviews with experts, advocates, whistleblowers and politicians, THE GOOD CANADIAN challenges national myth-making, while offering Canadians the chance to forge a new identity from the truth.

Château Rouge

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

Goutte d'Or district, Paris, Château Rouge metro station, Georges Clemenceau secondary school. Teenagers, burdened with their carelessness and their wounds, have to grow up. They are shaping their personalities, losing their way, searching for themselves. Adults try to guide them despite the violence of the system.

Preschool to Prison

Sat, 15 Jul 2023

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance policies are used to justify suspension and arrests that set up a pathway to send children of color and children with special needs from school to prison. Children are being suspended, restrained, dragged, physically manhandled, and subsequently arrested for minor offenses such as throwing candy on a school bus. These personal accounts from people affected by the school-to-prison pipeline give riveting tales about the generational impact on society.