And So They Live

About

Stark, realistic documentary showing poorly educated "mountain peoples" living in poverty and stricken with disease. Their solace comes in strong family bonds and the prospect of improved educational opportunities. (Prelinger, Rick. "The Field Guide to Sponsored Films." San Francisco: NFPF, 2006)

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Summary

Doc./ents the gap between the everyday needs of a particular southern rural community and the actual instruction in its schools. Shows the poverty, lack of proper diet and sanitation, and the need to adapt the school program to the community's needs.

Archive

Internet Archive, in Educational films

Licence or status

Public domain (Creative Commons dedication), as the Internet Archive states it.

Credit

John Ferno, Julian Roffman

Subtitles

Subtitles

Who can watch

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