H is for Harry /

What does it take to change a child's life? Set against the backdrop of a Britain rife with debates around class, identity, and social mobility, H is for Harry follows 11-year-old Harry as he starts at a brand new school in suburban London unable to read or write. For the next two years, Harry...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Soundtrack in English; optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California] : Video Project, [2021]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:What does it take to change a child's life? Set against the backdrop of a Britain rife with debates around class, identity, and social mobility, H is for Harry follows 11-year-old Harry as he starts at a brand new school in suburban London unable to read or write. For the next two years, Harry fights to improve academically and slowly begins to believe in a different future for himself. This intimate portrayal of one charismatic boy's journey towards adulthood depicts the often-unnoticed impact that material and aspirational poverty can have on a child's future. Portraying the world from the child's perspective, the film brims with both humor and heartache and is at the crux of current debates about society's growing inequality.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (86 min.)) : sound, color
Production Credits:Editors, Matthew Scholes, Emiliano Battista ; original music, Mike Brooks, Pablo Scopinaro.