Being and Becoming

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Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner

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    Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them learn freely what they are passionate about. Through four countries, the US, Germany (where it's illegal not to go to school), France and the UK, the film is a truth quest about the natural desire to learn.

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    2014-05-28

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