
Reading The World
Directed by Catherine Murphy, Iris de Oliveira- Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women in Film
- Brazil, United States
- Biography, education, History
- Portuguese
- Subtitled
- 2025
- 70 mins
Told through the collective memories of students that participated in the “Culture Circles,” learning to read and write, the film contains rare archival footage of mid-twentieth century Brazil. After a shocking coup de’ tat, Freire was forced into exile for 16 years, spreading his pedagogy of democracy and education around the globe.
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Dates & Times
Reading The World / The Congress
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library
November 15, 2025
2:30 pm
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