Eddy’s World
Sunday / June 12, 2022 / 4:30pm
USA / 2020 / 28 min / Documentary / English
Available Viewing Area: Canada-wide
Short Film Series: Make’n It Work (Relationships)
Screening Sponsor: Financial Concierge
SYNOPSIS
EDDY’S WORLD is an intimate portrait of a 98-year-old toy inventor. Best known for the iconic Yakity Yak Teeth, Eddy Goldfarb is the inventor of nearly 800 toys including Stompers, Vac-U-Form, Kerplunk and the Bubble Gun. This documentary short brings us into Eddy’s world. The child of Jewish immigrants, he volunteered to serve in World War II. He began designing toys while serving on the Batfish submarine., Eddy lives in a retirement community where he converted his garage into a machine shop, creates translucent lithophane portraits on his 3D printer, and writes 100 word short stories. Optimistic, creative and curious, Eddy is an endearing storyteller who shares his philosophies of life and his wisdom on aging.
AWARDS/FESTIVALS
Florida Film Festival Maitland August 18, 2020 Florida premiere official United States San Francisco Jewish Film Festival San Francisco July 18, 2020 California Finalist United States Museum of Tolerance online December 15, 2020 United States San Franc
CREDITS
Director(s): Lyn Goldfarb
Producer(s): Lyn Goldfarb, Jannat Gargi, Daniel Zimbaldi
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