Contemporary American poet Jimmy Santiago Baca once said, “literacy is freedom and everyone has something significant to say.” It’s a powerful statement, but for the more than seven million Australian adults who struggle to read and write, it’s a freedom they have likely never experienced.
Now SBS’s new three-part documentary series, Lost For Words, is giving a group of brave people a second chance, taking them back to the classroom to improve their literacy skills through an intensive program focused on helping them achieve their personal goals. Though each participant has their own story and reason for wanting to give learning another go, for host Jay Laga’aia, there was a collective courage in signing up for the program that united the group from the very beginning. (lebih…)