Make a circle.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Boekelheide, Todd, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care workers--Labor unions--United States.

Child care workers.

Early childhood teachers--Salaries, etc--United States.

Early childhood teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (01:29:08)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Good Docs, 2024.

Language Note:

Closed-captions in English.

Summary:

From an award-winning filmmaking team, Make a Circle follows a group of child care providers who are determined to change how our society values the education of its youngest citizens. With a mix of humor, outrage, and passion, Make a Circle captures the unfolding stories of Patricia, a leader of a new union for child care providers, as she fights on behalf of a largely immigrant workforce; Charlotte, another union member who tirelessly lifts up the low-income families in her care; and Anne, the director of a large preschool, who finds novel ways to value and support her teachers when jobs at McDonald's are offering higher pay. Within their stories are interludes that offer a cinematic window into the unique, imaginative world of the young children in their care. The film culminates as thousands of union members march on their state capitol demanding better working conditions, just as their contract is set to expire. Weaving together the magic they create in the classroom, the struggles they endure at home, and their tireless activism for their profession, Make a Circle is a moving portrait of life as an early childhood educator and a promising blueprint for fixing our broken child care system.

Participant:

Director, Todd Boekelheide.

Notes:

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-03-624703-1

9781036247034

OCLC:

1517037837

Publisher Number:

301639