EDUCATORS

15 DAYS is the only feature documentary examining America’s pandemic school closures. It belongs in every course, library, and campus program where education policy, public health, and civil liberties are taught.

Already streaming on Apple TV , Google Play, YouTube and Amazon Prime. Over 1 million people have watched it. Now bring it to your institution.

License the Film for Education

The simplest path for educators: book through Kinema. The On-Demand format is ideal for classroom use — you set a viewing window of up to 30 days, students watch on their own time, and Kinema handles everything.

3-Year Educational License — $350

  • On-demand access window for enrolled students — you set the duration (up to 30 days)

  • Students access on their own devices, on their own schedule

  • Once they press play, they have 48 hours to finish

  • No institutional IT setup required

  • Ideal for courses in education policy, public health, sociology, journalism, civics

  • License covers 3 years of classroom use

License for Your Classroom via Kinema

For institutional streaming licenses with SSO integration (authenticated access for all faculty, staff, and students), see Library Licensing below.

Library Licensing

15 DAYS is available for institutional streaming licenses for university and public libraries. Authenticated access for all faculty, staff, and students via your SSO-enabled platform.

Pricing

  • 1-Year Institutional Streaming License: $350

  • 3-Year Institutional Streaming License: $500

  • Perpetual License: Contact for pricing

All licenses cover non-commercial educational and research use, SSO-authenticated access only, no downloading or redistribution. Public performance rights (classroom projection, on-campus screenings) available as an add-on.

 Email Restore Childhood to license for your library, Include your institution name, platform or catalog system, and preferred license term. We respond within 48 hours.

Course Guide

15 DAYS is built for courses across multiple disciplines. Nearly 60 on-the-record interviews. Primary-source evidence: FOIA documents, CDC correspondence, AFT communications, and economic data on learning loss.

Recommended Course Contexts

  • Education Policy — How institutional and political forces shaped pandemic-era closure decisions

  • Public Health & Policy — Scientific evidence, emergency governance, and the suppression of dissent

  • American Government & Civics — Teachers’ union influence on public policy and democratic accountability

  • Journalism & Media Studies — How the press covered — and failed to cover — school closures

  • Sociology — Impact of institutional decisions on family structure, child development, and mental health

Key Figures in the Film

  • Dr. Jay Bhattacharya — Stanford epidemiologist, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, now NIH Director

  • Dr. Scott Atlas — Former White House COVID advisor

  • Jonathan Zachreson — Founder, Reopen California Schools

  • Ron Naclerio — Legendary NYC basketball coach

  • Natalya Murakhver — Director; co-founder, Restore Childhood; plaintiff in the lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio to reopen NYC schools

Suggested Pairings

  • The Great Barrington Declaration (October 2020)

  • AFT communications with CDC (FOIA release)

  • CDC MMWR reports on school reopening evidence, 2020–2021

  • Emily Oster, “Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty” (The Atlantic, 2022) — and published responses

Discussion Guide

For use in classrooms, campus screenings, and community events. Adapt freely.

Opening

  • What did you know about pandemic school closures before watching this film? What surprised you?

  • Where were you when schools closed in March 2020? What do you remember?

Science and Policy

  • What evidence does the film present that schools could have reopened earlier? Do you find it persuasive?

  • What role did the American Federation of Teachers play in shaping CDC guidance? How does this compare to how public health decisions are supposed to be made?

  • Dr. Bhattacharya and others were sidelined. What does this tell us about how dissent is handled during a crisis?

Institutions and Accountability

  • Who bears responsibility for the length and impact of school closures?

  • How did federal ESSER funding shape decisions? Who benefited financially?

  • What accountability — if any — has followed? What would real accountability look like?

Children and Families

  • Which communities were most harmed by prolonged closures? What does this tell us about equity?

  • How did parents respond? What does the advocacy in this film tell us about civic engagement and parental rights?

Broader Implications

  • Has your view of public health institutions, teachers’ unions, or school governance changed?

  • The film ends with a call to action. What does that mean for your community?

Educational Toolkit

Included with all Kinema classroom bookings and institutional licenses:

  • Course Guide (contexts, themes, key figures, suggested readings)

  • Discussion Guide (questions across five thematic categories)

  • Moderator’s Guide for post-screening facilitation

  • Key Facts Sheet — documented statistics on learning loss, closure duration, policy decisions

  • Historical Timeline: School closures and reopening decisions, 2020–2022

  • Primary Source Reading List

Delivered by email upon booking or license confirmation.

Access the Toolkit via Kinema

 Email Restore Childhood for institutional licencing, Include your institution name, platform or catalog system, and preferred license term. We respond within 48 hours.