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2020 American film
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 time18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45,000

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. There are two versions of Eddy's World: an 18-minute version for festivals and streaming, and a 28-minute director's cut. Eddy’s World premiered at Mountainfilm Festival in May 2020.

Premise

Eddy's World is about Eddy Goldfarb, the 98-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 United States Navy in WWII. 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. He now lives in a retirement community, still designing new toys in his garage machine shop.

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.

Eddy's World 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.

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
  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. Silver Winner Telly Awards
  8. Los Angeles area Emmy Award The Television Academy
  9. Documentary Shorts Vero Beach Film Festival
  10. Best Short Documentary ABQ Indie Film Festiva
  11. Robinson Shorts Finalist Robinson International Short Film Festival
  12. Grand Jury Prize 2021 JFJSFF Award Winners
  13. 2020 PTFF Jury Awards Port Townsend Film Festival
  14. 2021 Award Winners: Audience Awards Woods Hole Film Festival
  15. Films With Class Shorts RiverRun International Film Festival, April 2022
  16. Eddy's World Documantary Jewish Film Institute

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