''Eddy's World'' is a 2020 American
documentary
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short film
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directed and produced by filmmaker Lyn Goldfarb, Eddy's daughter. ''Eddy's World'' was streamed on
NewYorker.com.
[ There are two versions of ''Eddy's World'': an 18-minute version for festivals and streaming, and a 28-minute director's cut.][Inside the Workshop of a Classic-Toy Inventor, in ''Eddy's World'']
, by Ian Crouch, ''The New Yorker'', December 14, 2020 ''Eddy’s World'' premiered at Mountainfilm Festival in May 2020.
Premise
''Eddy's World'' is about Eddy Goldfarb
Eddy Goldfarb (born Adolph Goldfarb; September 5, 1921) is an American toy inventor. The creator of over 800 toys, he is best known for inventing Yakity Yak Talking Teeth, Battling Tops, KerPlunk, Stompers, and Vac-U-Form. He is the subject of ...
, the 98-year-old inventor of the Yakity Yak teeth and many other classic toys, including Kerplunk
KerPlunk is a children's game invented by Eddy Goldfarb with Rene Soriano and first marketed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1967. The game equipment consists of a transparent plastic tube, plastic rods called ''straws'' (normally 26 to 30 in total ...
, Stompers, Vac-U-Form, and the Giant Bubble Gun. Goldfarb designed his first toys while serving in the United States Navy
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in WWII
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.[The Man Who Gave Americans Their Toys]
Voice of America, February 16, 2020 ideo
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/ref> In 1949, he sold his first toy and went on to invent over 800 toys over the next 70 years and garner over 300 patents.[The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys]
, The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 25, December 14, 2020 He now lives in a retirement community, still designing new toys in his garage machine shop.[
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Awards
''Eddy's World'' was licensed by the NewYorker.com;[ it received a 2022 Emmy nomination, Television Academy (Los Angeles area), and a 2021 Silver Telly Award.
* 2022 Independent Programming, The Television Academy
* 2022 Jury Award, Best Documentary Short, Vero Beach Film Festival
* 2022 Best Short Documentary, ABQ Indie Film Festiva
* 2022 Robinson Shorts Finalist, Robinson International Short Film Festival
* 2021 Grand Jury Prize, Joyce Forum Jewish Film Festival
* 2021 Best Short Documentary, ]Port Townsend Film Festival
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* 2021 Runner Up, Best Documentary Short, Woods Hole Film Festival
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Overview
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* 2020 Jury Award, Raw Science Film Festival. https://www.rawsciencefilmfestival.com/2020-films
* 2020 Finalist, CanadaShorts Film Festival https://canadashorts.com/2020.php
* 2020 Films With Class Shorts, RiverRun International Film Festival
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''Eddy's World'' was an official selection of more than 35 film festivals, including the 2020 Florida Film Festival
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Overview
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, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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.''Eddy's World'' Documantary
Jewish Film Institute
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 11695514
2020 films
2020 short documentary films
Films based on toys
Biographical documentary films
American short documentary films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films
English-language short documentary films