How can cinema can used as a learning tool to engage students and address sensitive topics
This article explores how cinema can be used as an effective educational tool to help students process sensitive topics like mental health and social anxiety. It argues that narrative transportation allows students to engage more deeply with complex emotional themes than traditional classroom instruction.
I was sitting in a cinema hall last year, watching a film with a group of 15 year olds. The story followed a boy going about his morning routine, entirely alone at home, quietly trying to brighten his own day. No dialogue for the first three minutes. Just images. Afterwards, a young girl said, “I never knew how to talk about what happens at home. But, watching this, I felt someone understood.” That sentence stayed with me.
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