School in the Mailbox (1947)
- Directed by
- Stanley Hawes
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary shows how children living in remote areas of Australia receive their education through a mail-based correspondence school. It follows the process of lessons being sent out and the students' daily routines.
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What happens
School in the Mailbox is a 1947 Australian short documentary film directed by Stanley Hawes. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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