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  1. Movies
  2. Ida Makes a Movie

Ida Makes a Movie

1979
23m
Family

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

23m

Storyline

The National Film Board of Canada is sponsoring a movie festival. Ida Lucas is a nine year old girl who decides to make a movie, about the environment (ie garbage), and enter it into the festival. The judges, thinking the film is about war, accept Ida's film into the festival finals. Should she tell them it's about garbage?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
23m
Sep 12, 1979
Director
Kit Hood
Kit Hood
Linda Schuyler
Production
Playing With Time
Playing With Time
Production Countries
Canada

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Zoe Newman

Ida Lucas

Dawn Harrison

Cookie

Elwy Yost

Mr. Druffle

Allan Meiusi

Fred Lucas

Lewis Manne

Camera Store Clerk (uncredited)

Edna Sternbach

Ida’s Mom (uncredited)

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