Film Review: To Be Heard
Three Bronx teenagers take on poverty, crime, and family stress with the help of good teachers.
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Martinez, Legiardi-Laura, Shaffer, Sultan, 2010 , 87 minutes.
The Power Writers Program does more than encourage teenagers in the Bronx to write—it empowers them through education and self-expression. The film follows three friends as they approach adulthood, challenged by poverty, crime, and family stress. Poetry gives them strength—and good teachers (sometimes) make a difference.
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