Ida Makes a Movie
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Initial release 1979 Country Canada | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Family, Short Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ida Makes a Movie (1979) is the short film that inspired the Degrassi franchise. It was directed by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler and was written by Amy Jo Cooper. The story was adapted from the children's picture book Ida Makes a Movie, written by Kay Chorao.
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Plot
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 (specifically garbage), and enter it into the festival. The judges, thinking the film is about war, accept Ida's film into the festival finals.
Credited cast
Production
Linda Schuyler's friend Bruce Mackey let his house be used as a location; his dog Rayn appears in the film.
Spin-offs
Ida Makes A Movie, the first of four Degrassi television shorts, inspired directors Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler to create the TV series The Kids of Degrassi Street, followed by Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Degrassi: Next Class.
References
Ida Makes a Movie WikipediaIda Makes a Movie IMDb