Still from Jane Elliott Against the World
Directed by: Judd Ehrlich
Jane Elliott Against the World
North Park Theatre
Judd Ehrlich (Dir), 99 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today’s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.
Many thanks to The Film Collaborative.
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