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Displaced from their homes on Israel’s southern border with Gaza following the October 7th massacre, the twelfth graders of Nofei HaBsor face an uncertain future. Instead of being scattered across the country, they unite and appeal to the Ministry of Education. Their plea results in the establishment of a unique boarding school in Ein Gedi by the Dead Sea. The film intimately follows their year of living and studying in this temporary sanctuary, grappling with the death of their family members and friends, and forging unexpected bonds as they navigate their final year towards graduation.
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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.

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.