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“Clarissa’s Battle”
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| CLARISSA’S BATTLE run time: 90 minDirected by Tamara Perkins“No matter what your zip code is, no matter what school you sign up to, every single child deserves to have the same quality education.” – Clarissa DoutherdSingle mother and organizer Clarissa Doutherd is building a powerful coalition of parents. Driven by her own experience losing child care and becoming unhoused with her infant son, Xavier, she seems to be everywhere at once – at hearings, election rooms, and rallies from Oakland, California to Washington, DC. But juggling this work with raising her son pushes Clarissa into a personal health crisis far too common among stressed, working mothers, especially women of color. When the lockdown pushes more families into desperate circumstances, Clarissa and her coalition redouble their efforts, with the stakes higher than ever. Clarissa’s Battle gives us insight into an erupting movement, as communities across the country follow Clarissa’s successes, setbacks and indomitable resilience. |
