Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go

Most teachers have to deal with occasional outbursts from students. For the staff at the Mulberry Bush School in Oxfordshire, England, a typical day can sound like the endless screaming of children.

Mulberry Bush is often the last stop for children who’ve survived extreme trauma to be cared for and educated. Explosive eruptions from the children are common. They punch, kick, spit, and swear at the forbearing staff, who respond with consolation and loving restraint.

The esteemed filmmaker Kim Longinotto spent a year at the Mulberry School, filming its 40 children and 108 staff. She brings her unflinching eye to the rage and tenderness of the school to life in Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go which airs this week on P.O.V. on most PBS stations. Director Kim Longinotto joins us from her home in London.

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