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Nat & Martha Sharpe

Nat & Martha Sharpe

United States
Documentary
Education

To study and make documentary films of alternative childhood education schools. Read more

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OSV Fellowships 2023 Winners,  Nat & Martha Sharpe.
2023
Fellowships
United States

Nat and Martha Sharpe have been a creative team for over a decade. Nat was a film school graduate and Martha a storytelling enthusiast. They fell in love while filming a musical parody of "Beowulf"with their friends.

After another comedy and two documentaries, they started having children. Focus shifted from art to survival. Even as struggling new parents, the Sharpes found small ways to keep creating and telling stories.

Together, they learned to code, got off food stamps, and traveled around America in an RV. Today, Nat and Martha homeschool their 5 kids and are eager to explore alternative education, expand their comfort zones, and—as always—make movies.

Nat and Martha are using their Fellowship (jointly) to investigate and document how we can prepare kids for a future where no career is safe. Is self-directed learning the answer? What happens when we let kids learn whatever they want? They will film and share the stories of the people who embody these questions.

Top Goal

To study and make documentary films of alternative childhood education schools.