Clarence, a black 12-year-old from a migrant family, goes to school for the first time in New York City. Although bright he cannot read and reacts furiously to taunts from other students. At school he meets Angel, a hyperactive wildly imaginative Puerto Rican boy, who misbehaves because he finishes his work so fast he gets restless while the other students work. Clarence and Angel become friends and Angel takes on the responsibility of teaching Clarence to read.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507641
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - United State
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → School violence
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Readiness for school
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Achievement behavior in children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School violence
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Achievement behavior in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → School children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)