''The Forbidden Education'' ( es, La Educación Prohibida) is an independent documentary released in 2012. The film documents diverse
alternative education
Alternative education encompasses many pedagogical approaches differing from mainstream pedagogy. Such alternative learning environments may be found within state, charter, and independent schools as well as home-based learning environments. ...
practices and unconventional schools in Latin America and Spain and includes educational approaches such as
popular education,
Montessori,
progressive education,
Waldorf,
homeschooling
Homeschooling or home schooling, also known as home education or elective home education (EHE), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school. Usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or an onlin ...
.
It became the first released movie in Spanish to be funded under a
crowdfunding
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methodology. It was also highlighted by its distributed screening proposal that enabled a synchronized release in 130 cities in 13 countries with a total number of 18,000 viewers in a single day. One week after its release, the movie was viewed almost 2 million times.
The film was released under the
Creative Commons
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
Content
The documentary is divided into 10 thematic episodes, each presenting a different aspect of education in the school context and outside of it. Topics include the history of the school system, authority and power in schools, evaluation and segregation of students, social function of educational institutions, and the role of teachers and families.
The film has almost 30 minutes of animation and a fictional dramatic story connecting the episodes.
Festivals and exhibitions
The movie participated in the following festivals and exhibitions:
* 27.º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata. Argentina. 2012.
* Festival Audiovisual CC de Medellín. Colombia. 2012.
* DOCTACINE - Muestra de cine documental de Córdoba. Argentina. 2012.
* 3.
er Festival de Cine Infantil y Juvenil de Bogotá. Colombia. 2013.
* Muestra de Cine Infantil de Florianópolis. Brasil. 2013.
* Festival de Cine Social de Concordia. Argentina. 2013.
* Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Trieste. Italy. 2013.
* Festival de Cine Documental de Educación de Taipei CNEX. China. 2013.
* Festival de Cine Movida Conciencia Ya. Caracas, Venezuela. 2014.
* Ciranda de Filmes. São Paulo, Brasil. 2014.
* Viewster Online Film Fest. 2014.
* 8th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh. 2015.
* OM Film Festival. Kansas, USA. 2015.
References
External links
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Internet Archive
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2012 films
2012 documentary films
Documentary films about education
2010s Spanish-language films
Creative Commons-licensed documentary films
Open content films
Alternative education
Argentine documentary films
Argentine independent films
2012 independent films
2010s Argentine films
Spanish-language documentary films