School Life

Friday, September 8 - Thursday, September 21, 2017

This quietly moving portrait follows a year in the life of two passionate and inspirational teachers at an Irish boarding school. For nearly half a century, John and Amanda Leyden have shaped thousands of young minds, but now they must start making preparations for their retirement. Will their personal and caring cultivation of future generations live on, or will it vanish like so many community-centered practices?

Official selection: Sundance Film Festival

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