Beyond the Wall: Schools, Non-profit & Library Use
For K-12 Schools, non-profit organisations, Public Libraries and community groups, including not-for-charge public screenings of 100 people or less.
Package includes some Teachers notes and accompanying easy to play excerpts from the film plus some deleted scenes and original footage.
FILM SYNOPSIS:
Funny and touching, Beyond the Wall is a story of hope and discovery as four teenagers from Washington DC Public Schools get the chance to study in China.
The film follows them as they grasp this life-changing opportunity to explore beyond their inner-city neighborhoods and immerse themselves in a different culture.
After befriending Chinese teachers and school children with limited circumstances and big ambitions, the teenagers return to Washington DC with a new perspective of the world and their own lives.
Featuring cameos from President Obama, will.i.am and John Legend Beyond The Wall is the story of these four funny, inspiring kids on their journey of discovery.
NOTES:
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BEYOND THE WALL - Movie
Funny and touching, Beyond the Wall is a story of hope and discovery as four teenagers from Washington DC Public Schools get the chance to study in China.
The film follows them as they grasp this life-changing opportunity to explore beyond their inner-city neighborhoods and immerse themselve...
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BEYOND THE WALL - Trailer
Trailer for Beyond The Wall: the uplifting story of four teenagers from Washington DC who are given the life-changing opportunity to go to China on a program for disadvantaged inner-city kids.
Funny and touching, Beyond the Wall is a story of hope and discovery, and of individuals transcendi...
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Teacher's Clip: Excerpt - Learning Chinese
Excerpt from the movie Beyond The Wall showing the US kids learning Chinese and explaining about tones, pinyin and characters. See accompanying Teacher's Note on the Chinese Language.
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Teacher's Clip: Excerpt - Great Wall of China
Excerpts from the film Beyond The Wall featuring The Great Wall of China. See Teacher's Note about The Great Wall.
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Teacher's Clip: Excerpt - Migrant School
Excerpt from the film Beyond The Wall showing the US kids volunteering at The Dandelion School for migrant workers kids. See also teacher's notes about China's Migrant Workers.
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EXTRA: Original Footage - President Obama
Original footage of President Obama hosting a Father's Day barbecue at the White House for DC teenagers, including Jeffrey.
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EXTRA: Original Footage - Elliot Rap
Original footage - Elliot's Wangfujing rap in full.
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EXTRA: Deleted Scene - Migrant Village
Deleted scene - the US kids visit a migrant village, try to bargain in Chinese and discover that film crews are not always welcome.
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EXTRA: Deleted Scene - Elliot
Deleted Scene - Elliot sings his song "Slow Boat to Fresno" to Juanique and the kids talk about getting to know Elliot on the trip.
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EXTRA: Deleted Scene - Ted Dean APSA
Deleted scene: Ted Dean, co-founder of APSA the non-profit organization which brought the US kids to China, talks about what inspired him to start the free China study program.
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EXTRA: Deleted Scene - Gobi Desert
Deleted scene from Beyond The Wall. The US kids visit the Gobi Desert, ride camels and Jeffrey reflects on the impact of the trip to China.
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EXTRA: Extended Scene - Train to Mongolia
Extended scene showing the train journey from Beijing to Inner Mongolia.
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EXTRA: Short Clip - Benefits of Chinese
Extra short clip - Peter talking about learning Chinese
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EXTRA: Extra Short Clip - SWAG
Extra Short clip - Royelle explains "Swag"
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EXTRA: Short Clip - Meeting Chinese kids
Short clip showing the US kids meeting Chinese school kids in Inner Mongolia.
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EXTRA: Short Clip - Weather
Jeffrey just loves weather!
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EXTRA: Short Clip - Elliot Rap
Short clip of Elliot's Wangfujing rap.
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Teacher Notes - Chinese Language.pdf
77.6 KB
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Teacher Notes - Great Wall of China.pdf
56.2 KB
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Teacher Notes - China Migrant Workers.pdf
39.9 KB