Classroom 8 (Spanish: Aula 8) is a 2023 Peruvian documentary film written, produced, filmed, edited and directed by Héctor Gálvez. It follows a school teacher Víctor Zapata Farro and his way of educating his students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Synopsis.
In 2021, from his modest apartment, a professor teaches virtual classes seeking to reflect with his young low-income students on racism, politics, and inequality – themes that resonate in an increasingly fractured country.
Release.
"Classroom 8" had its world premiere on August 12, 2023, at the 27th Lima Film Festival, then had different screenings around the country: on October 14, 2023, at the Sala Oquendo de Amat of the House of Peruvian Literature, and the April 18, 2024, in Iquitos.