Through The Night Lesson Plan: Intersections of Care

Through The Night Lesson Plan: Intersections of Care

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Film summary

Through the Night is a verité documentary that explores the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a child care provider, whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York. Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival. A co-production of POV and ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting and Black Public Media.
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Introduction

In this lesson, students will explore the intersection of gender inequality, racism and the constant economic precarity plaguing working class families.