A Letter to Amy

United States, 1970

Film
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Tells the story of Peter, a young African American boy, who is planning his birthday party. Shows him pondering over the invitation letter and then anxiously awaiting the party day to see if she comes. Concludes with Amy arriving very late, thus making the party a happy one.

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Credits

director

Cynthia Freitag

producer

Morton Schindel

production company

Weston Woods Studios

Duration

00:06:27:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322044

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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