

A documentary revealing why America's school closures lasted longer than almost any other nation. Framed as a forensic analysis of what happened to children during school closures, it blends director Natalya Murakhver's perspective as a Soviet immigrant with voices of children and families nationwide, exposing devastating learning loss, mental health crises, and inequality.
Direction
Murakhver's Soviet-bred distrust reframes everything.
Writing
Forensic structure that builds devastating case.

Director
Natalya Murakhver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Murakhver's Soviet childhood gives her zero patience for 'trust the experts' rhetoric—she's seen this movie before.
The 15 days refers to Trump's March 2020 guidelines; most districts stayed closed 15+ months.
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