CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks – The Learning Tree

F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. - Landmark Center 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul

The Learning Tree is a 1969 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gordon Parks. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s, and chronicles his journey into manhood marked with tragic events.

$5