Paper Clips

"It began as a lesson about prejudice... What happened next was a miracle."

Aug 4 2006 G 1h 22m
Documentary, War

Whitwell, TN is a small, rural community of less than two thousand people nestled in the mountains of Tennessee. Its citizens are almost exclusively white and Christian. In 1998, the children of Whitwell Middle School took on an inspiring project, launched out of their principal's desire to help her students open their eyes to diversity in the world and the horrors and enormity of the holocaust.

Plot

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.

Written by

Joe Fab

Directed by

Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab

Cast

Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Johnson Group, Ergo Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

11 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,817
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA