A Passage from Burnt Islands
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Watch A Passage from Burnt Islands Online Free on Watchseries. In his crusade for literacy, principal Ray Brown enlisted the help of the community and broke through the cycle of illiteracy in a small Newfoundland fishing village. He turned the struggling elementary school into a place where students were eager to learn and instilled in parents a sense of hope for their children's future.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Canada
- Director: Alan Handel
- Cast: Gordon Pinsent,
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