About Docs4Schools

With the generous support of the Rei Foundation, Docs4Schools offers free in-theatre screenings during Doc Edge Festival in May 2016 for school students: year 5-13.

The documentaries cover a wide range of themes and have been carefully selected to support the New Zealand school curriculum. Documentaries inspire students to learn more about how people live around the world, and gain empathy for the issues they face. Education resource packs, including curriculum links for each film are available.

Please note that Docs4Schools screenings are available for schools only!

For more information, please contact Jane Cotty, Docs4Schools Manager at jane@docedge.nz

The Armor of Light

USA | 2015 | 87 min | English | Dir. Abigail Disney

Suitability: Year 11-13

Themes: Gun control, activism, religion, racial equality, conflict

Curriculum Links: Social Studies, Media Studies, English

This is a powerful film that will spark much debate amongst students. Follow Reverend Rob Schenck, anti-abortion activist and fixture on the political far right, as he questions whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. Along the way, Rev. Schenck meets Lucy McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis, an unarmed teenager who was murdered in Florida and whose story has cast a spotlight on “Stand Your Ground” laws. McBath, also a Christian, decides to work with Schenck even though she is pro-choice.

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Docs4Schools - The Armor of Light (Wellington)