Eddy's World

Eddy's World is a 2020 American documentary short film directed and produced by filmmaker Lyn Goldfarb, Eddy's daughter. Eddy's World was streamed on NewYorker.com.[1] There are two versions of Eddy's World, an 18 minute version for festivals and streaming, and a 28 minute director's cut.[2] Eddy’s World premiered at Mountainfilm Festival in May 2020.[3]

Eddy's World
Directed byLyn Goldfarb
Produced byLyn Goldfarb
Jannat Gargi
Daniel Zimbaldi
Nancy Blachman (executive producer)
StarringEddy Goldfarb
Narrated byEddy Goldfarb
CinematographyScott B
Edited bySeana Carroll
Music byMiriam Cutler
Production
company
Lyn Goldfarb Productions
Distributed byLyn Goldfarb Productions
Release date
  • 22 January 2020 (2020-01-22)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45,000

Premise

Eddy's World is about Eddy Goldfarb, the 100-year-old inventor of the Yakity Yak teeth and many other classic toys, including Kerplunk, Stompers, Vac-U-Form, and the Giant Bubble Gun. Goldfarb designed his first toys while serving in the navy in WWII.[4] In 1949, he sold his first toy and went on to invent over 800 toys[5] over the next 80 years and garner over 300 patents.[1] He now lives in a retirement community, still designing new toys in his garage machine shop.[6][2]

Awards

Eddy's World was runner up for Best Documentary Short at the Woods Hole Film Festival in 2021.[7] It was awarded “Best Short Documentary” at the Port Townsend Film Festival,[8] was a Silver winner at the Telly Awards[9] and received the Grand Jury Prize at Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival.[10] It was licensed by the NewYorker.com.[1]

The film was an chosen as part of the Films With Class Shorts by the RiverRun International Film Festival[11] and was an official selection of more than 35 film festivals, including the 2020 Florida Film Festival, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.[12]

References
  1. "The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys", The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 25, December 14, 2020
  2. "Inside the Workshop of a Classic-Toy Inventor, in Eddy's World", by Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, December 14, 2020
  3. Eddy's World, Mountainfilm Festival Archives, 2020
  4. The Man Who Gave Americans Their Toys Voice of America, February 16, 2020 [video]
  5. Eddy Goldfarb Still Inventing Toys at 100-Years-Old "Even after more than 800 toy inventions and 280 patents,100-year-old Eddy Goldfarb is still working on inventions." KCAL-TV (CBS), December 22, 2021
  6. Shen, Fern (June 11, 2003). "An Eye, and a Tooth, for Toys". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. 2021 Award Winners: Audience Awards Woods Hole Film Festival
  8. 2020 PTFF Jury Awards Port Townsend Film Festival
  9. Silver Winner Telly Awards
  10. Grand Jury Prize 2021 JFJSFF Award Winners
  11. Films With Class Shorts RiverRun International Film Festival, Apri, 2022
  12. Eddy's World Documantary Jewish Film Institute
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