Paper Clips
Yes, the movie blog is back and for the return I've chosen "Paper Clips" as the first movie of March. Now I'm aware that most of you have never heard of this movie and will never see it until it arrives at Blockbuster. So while you wait for the rental, please keep it on your list of upcoming movies to see because it is a treat.
Let's start with the official synopsis:
Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee is the setting for this documentary about an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. The film details how the students met Holocaust survivors from around the world and how the experience transformed them and their community.
What I found in the 82 minute documentary was a story of hope as I watched the 8th graders for four years participate in this project. It not only transformed a school but a town and many others all over the world. This is a story of rememberance of the victims and survivors of the Nazi camps. There are stories told directly by survivors and stories of the victims told by their children. The teachers of Whitwell freely share their own misconceptions of other cultures and how they personally were changed by this school project. What is amazing is the dedication the students showed to achieving their goal of 6 million paper clips and how they treated each paper clip as a memory to a holocaust victim.
"Paper Clips" is at times a sad movie and I cried along with the concentration camp survivors as they told their stories of loss and life. I was happy to see people in a remote area struggling to learn about not only the Jewish way of life but about Germans and all people that are different from rural Tenessee. The dedication of the teachers to the four year project is a testimony to all teachers who do this tough job every day.
Look for "Paper Clips" when it comes to video, it maychange the way you view rural America.
Let's start with the official synopsis:
Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee is the setting for this documentary about an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. The film details how the students met Holocaust survivors from around the world and how the experience transformed them and their community.
What I found in the 82 minute documentary was a story of hope as I watched the 8th graders for four years participate in this project. It not only transformed a school but a town and many others all over the world. This is a story of rememberance of the victims and survivors of the Nazi camps. There are stories told directly by survivors and stories of the victims told by their children. The teachers of Whitwell freely share their own misconceptions of other cultures and how they personally were changed by this school project. What is amazing is the dedication the students showed to achieving their goal of 6 million paper clips and how they treated each paper clip as a memory to a holocaust victim.
"Paper Clips" is at times a sad movie and I cried along with the concentration camp survivors as they told their stories of loss and life. I was happy to see people in a remote area struggling to learn about not only the Jewish way of life but about Germans and all people that are different from rural Tenessee. The dedication of the teachers to the four year project is a testimony to all teachers who do this tough job every day.
Look for "Paper Clips" when it comes to video, it maychange the way you view rural America.
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