Feb 16, 2021
87 min
Full-HD

The Act of Reading (2021)

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

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Barrow House Films

Peter Bergman

Alissa Blumberg

Kristofer Blumberg

Mark Blumberg

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