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Watch the Trailer to ’Still Waters,’ a New Documentary About Bushwick’s Reading & Writing Sanctuary

The documentary follows a Bushwick teacher and his schoolchildren, revealing the dreams and fears of the immigrant Hispanic community they belong to.

By Evan Haddad

Oct. 19, 2017 · 1 min read

Arts & Culture

Watch the Trailer to ’Still Waters,’ a New Documentary About Bushwick’s Reading & Writing Sanctuary

The documentary follows a Bushwick teacher and his schoolchildren, revealing the dreams and fears of the immigrant Hispanic community they belong to.

Evan Haddad October 19, 2017Oct 19, 2017 · 1 min read

In the run up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a one-room school in Bushwick has got a tough year. Anti-Latino rhetoric and xenophobia is steaming, putting more pressure on an already strained Hispanic community threatened by gentrification and eviction.

The school, Still Waters In A Storm , is the creation of Yale grad Stephen Haff. An outspoken critic of mainstream education, Stephen believes in learning without tests…

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Watch the Trailer to ’Still Waters,’ a New Documentary About Bushwick’s Reading & Writing Sanctuary

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