Youth Film Club at the English Teaching Resource Center Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Thursday, November 1 from 3:00 – 5:30 PM

Homeless to Harvard

(2003) (Runtime 104 min.) with English subtitles
To mark International Education Week
* The movie screening will be preceded by a presentation by the American Embassy officer Jason Gresh about the system of education and universities in the United States, admissions, testing, and financial aid. The presentation is dedicated to the International Education Week.
Starring Thora Birch, Michael Riley and Robert Bockstael
Based on a true story.

Thursday, November 8 from 3:00 – 5:30 PM

Soul Surfer

(2011) (Runtime 106 min.) with English subtitles
Motion Picture Rating
Starring Anna Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt
A teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack.

Thursday, November 15 from 3:00 – 5:30 PM

Stand and Deliver

(1998) (Runtime 103 min.) with English subtitles
To mark International Education Week
Starring Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris and Mark Phelan
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher.

Thursday, November 22 from 3:00 – 5:30 PM

The Blind Side

(2009) (Runtime 129 min.) with English subtitles
To mark Thanksgiving Day
Starring Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player.

Thursday, November 29 from 3:00 – 5:30 PM

Secondhand Lions

(2003) (Runtime 111 min.) with English subtitles
To mark Thanksgiving
Starring Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine and Robert Duvall
A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.
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