POV Season 19 The Boys of Baraka 2006
Devon, Montrey, Richard, and Romesh are just at that age — 12 and 13 years old — when boys start to become men. But in their hometown of Baltimore, one of the country’s most poverty-stricken cities for inner-city residents, African-American boys have a very high chance of being incarcerated or killed before they reach adulthood. The boys are offered an amazing opportunity in the form of the Baraka school, a project founded to break the cycle of violence through an innovative education program that literally removed young boys from low-performing public schools and unstable home environments. They travel with their classmates to rural Kenya in East Africa, where a teacher-student ratio of one to five, a strict disciplinary program and a comprehensive curriculum form the core of their new educational program. The Boys of Baraka follows along with their journey, and examines each boy’s transformation during this remarkable time. Winner of awards at the Newport, Chicago, Woodstock and SILVERDOCS Film Festivals. A co-presentation with the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Produced in association with P.O.V./American Documentary.
- Released: 2006-09-12
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball 2006-07-04
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3. Tintin and I 2006-07-11
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4. The Fall of Fujimori 2006-07-18
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5. The Tailenders 2006-07-25
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6. Al Otro Lado 2006-08-01
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7. Lomax the Songhunter 2006-08-22
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8. Waging a Living 2006-08-29
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9. The Boys of Baraka 2006-09-12
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10. Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela 2006-09-19
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11. No Bigger Than a Minute 2006-10-03
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12. Maquilapolis: City of Factories 2006-10-10
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13. My Country, My Country 2006-10-24
