The documentary No Small Matter is being screened at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline January 29th at 7pm. According to the film’s website “No Small Matter is a feature-length documentary film and national engagement campaign that brings public attention to this vital question by sharing powerful stories and stunning truths about the human capacity for early intelligence and the potential for quality early care and education to benefit America’s social and economic future. “

After the movie, there will be a panel discussion “moderated by WBUR's Meghna Chakrabarti with Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, co-founder of Neighborhood Villages , and Al Race, Deputy Director and Chief Knowledge Officer, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University.”

You can watch the trailer for the movie below: