Sentenced
A documentary exploring the epidemic of childhood illiteracy
Children who don't learn to read are sentenced to a lifetime of struggle.
Coming Soon
available for private screenings & events - for community awareness, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and more
About the Documentary
Uncover the epidemic of childhood illiteracy through the POV of ethnically diverse adults and their families who have never learned to read. Explore a braided series of character-driven stories in this immersive and vulnerable documentary film, and learn how literacy could free children from being sentenced to generational poverty.
Videos to Inform and Inspire You
Robert Bill - Reading Mentor
Piper and Mrs. Martin
Marquise - Reading Mentor
Mary - A Reading Mentor - from Tragedy to a Life of Meaning
Roy Chang Discovers the Cause of Early Childhood Literacy
Finding a Literacy Program - Lucy Martin
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Enjoy personal and profound exchange regarding the best science, strategy, organizing and transformation around childhood literacy: mind change, life chance, community change, country change.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
–Frederick Douglass