Ida makes a movie

Ida decides to make a film about garbage and enter it in a children’s filmmaking festival. She receives a notice that her film has been selected as a finalist, but the jury has decided that Ida’s film is about war. She is in a dilemma - should she tell the awards committee the truth or remain silent? She decides to go to the awards and take her chances. When she wins first prize she steps forward and tells the audience and the judges the true story. Truth and Ida both win.

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Credits

producer

Linda Schuyler

production company

Learning Corporation of America

director

Kit Hood

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014610

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Truth

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Films by children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Truth

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Choice (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Decision-making

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1979

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