READING THE WORLD | In-Person Screening

Friday, October 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM

Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660, USA

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READING THE WORLD | In-Person Screening poster

In 1963, global icon Paulo Freire led an experimental project teaching hundreds of rural farmers to read, write and vote in Brazil, until he was arrested and forced into exile during a U.S.-backed coup d'état. Told through the collective memories of farmers, students, and educators who participated in the “Culture Circles," where they learned to read and write in 40 hours, Reading the World contains rare archival footage of 1960s Brazil that was recently recovered after being buried for decades.

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