1.5 Million

Name: 1.5 Million
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-05-21
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 9

2022
1h 48m

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9.0/10

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1.5 Million explores the political and economic forces that have brought about this literacy crisis in The Bronx, specifically, District 7 which is located in the south Bronx. With a lack of... Read all1.5 Million explores the political and economic forces that have brought about this literacy crisis in The Bronx, specifically, District 7 which is located in the south Bronx. With a lack of school libraries, classroom libraries, books within the community, bookstores, robust mar... Read all1.5 Million explores the political and economic forces that have brought about this literacy crisis in The Bronx, specifically, District 7 which is located in the south Bronx. With a lack of school libraries, classroom libraries, books within the community, bookstores, robust marketing by the NYPL in The Bronx and decades of divestment to education, a literacy crisis ... Read all

Director
- Gregory Hernandez
Writer
- Gregory Hernandez

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Trivia
Which NYC borough was the only one without a single bookstore between 2016 and 2018.

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9/10

An overlooked topic

As someone who used to live in NYC, this was an interesting documentary to me. My stomping ground was Brooklyn and Manhattan, so I didn't know about the literacy crisis happening in the Bronx, which I rarely went to. This documentary, although low budget, really did a good job at illustrating what's been happening and what steps are being taken by Bronx residents and activists to rectify it. All of the different innovative ways that Bronxites created to get access to books that might otherwise be denied to them was really inspiring. It's a quiet topic and if you're looking for nonstop action, look elsewhere. Otherwise, definitely give this one a watch.

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