The Act of Reading

Name: The Act of Reading
Director: Mark Blumberg
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-02-16
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Peter Bergman, Alissa Blumberg, Kristofer Blumberg, Mark Blumberg

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Documentary

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

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Peter Bergman

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Alissa Blumberg

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Kristofer Blumberg

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Mark Blumberg

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