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About Me — Claudia Stack
Mom,writer, filmmaker, teacher, recovering New Yorker
My writing, filmmaking and teaching are all knit together by my fascination with stories. Over the past 17 years I have created documentaries centered on oral history of historic African American schools, and on sharecropping. (You can learn more and link to film trailers, and stream four of my films on Amazon, see my website below for more information).
Regarding my writing and what I publish on Medium, many of my articles are related to the history that is addressed in my documentaries. I have also shared personal essays and short fiction. I grew up in NYC in the 1970s, which was a wild time there, so sometimes I reflect on how those experiences impact my understanding of my students (I teach in an alternative school for students with mental health challenges).
