Movie
Jane Elliott Against the World
2026 · 94 min
A stirring, thought-provoking look at a lifelong crusader, blending archival footage with present-day urgency.
- Directed by
- Judd Ehrlich
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jane Elliott, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Jennings
- Overview
- A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today’s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, education, justice, identity
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Judd Ehrlich
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jane Elliott, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Jennings
