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Voices Unbound: The Story of the Freedom Writers

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The Hollywood film, "Freedom Writers," starring Hillary Swank, was inspired by an amazing teacher, Erin Gruwell, and her at risk students from an inner city school in Long Beach, California. "Voices Unbound" documents their real stories of life on the street, drugs, gang violence and hopelessness. Young and innocent, Gruwell challenges her students to make something of their lives. She introduces them to "The Diary of Anne Frank" which becomes the catalyst for them to record their own stories.
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Synopsis The Hollywood film, "Freedom Writers," starring Hillary Swank, was inspired by an amazing teacher, Erin Gruwell, and her at risk students from an inner city school in Long Beach, California. "Voices Unbound" documents their real stories of life on the street, drugs, gang violence and hopelessness. Young and innocent, Gruwell challenges her students to make something of their lives. She introduces them to "The Diary of Anne Frank" which becomes the catalyst for them to record their own stories.
Director
Daniel Anker
Producer
Daniel Anker, Marc Joubert, Keith Quinn, Larry Tanz
Production Co
LivePlanet
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m