Movie
Beyond the Blackboard
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-04-24
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emily VanCamp as Stacey Bess
- Steve Talley as Greg Bess
- Willow Shields as Grace
- Timothy Busfield as School district's HR representative
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Johnny Hernandez
- Nicki Aycox as Candy
- Kiersten Warren as Danny's Mom
- Treat Williams as Dr. Warren
- Autumn Shields as Annie
- River Shields as Alex
- Leedy Corbin as Becca
- Colin Baiocchi as Brandon Bess
Crew
- Jeff Bleckner - Director
- Camille Thomasson - Writer
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