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Oct 12, 2017 · “Backpack Full of Cash” is narrated by Matt Damon, whose mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, is a an advocate for public schools and retired education professor.
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Dec 1, 2016 · Dec 1. Written By Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright. Who is the voice of education reform? Evidently, Matt Damon. Backpack Full of Cash, a new documentary on growing school privatization, is narrated by Matt Damon, a longtime advocate for school reform whose mother is an early childhood educator in Boston. But it’s not his voice that is the most impactful.
Narrated by Matt Damon, Backpack Full of Cash is a feature-length documentary that explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children. Filmed in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville and other cities, Backpack Full of Cash takes viewers through the tumultuous 2013-14 school year ...
“We’re used to seeing Matt Damon starring in blockbuster movies, but [this role] shows that he’s still an indie film guy at heart.” Emily Sweeney – The Boston Globe “A cautionary tale that is real, it’s present, and the threat is closer than anyone realizes.”
Feb 17, 2022 · Blank Check. Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer. 22 votes. The bag of cash in Black Check comes in the form of, as the title implies, a blank check. A criminal on the run hits the bike of 11-year old Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall). He just stole a ton of money and is consequently in a hurry to keep moving.
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