The Shopping Bag Lady / High Resolution / by Bert Salzman – Award Winning Video

The Shopping Bag Lady by Bert Salzman – Award Winning Video; Set In Manhattan’s Central Park, this film is the poignant story of a teenage girl’s encounter with a homeless old woman (movingly portrayed by distinguished actress Mildred Dunnock) who carries all her belongings around in shopping bags. This encounter eventually leads to the girl’s understanding of the problems of aging and the dignity of all individuals, regardless of their place in society. AWARDS: Columbus Film Festival: “Golden Chris Award” and “President’s Award ” for “Best Film in Festival” Special Prize, International Year Of The Child, American Library Association. Notable children’s films awards: American, Birmingham , Chicago and Columbus Film Festivals. Director: Bert Salzman; Producer: Bert Salzman; Posted with permission from Bert Salzman. Dear Friends, The ” Bert Salzman collection of classic 16mm educational films have recently been saved from extinction and are now available for viewing on the Internet Archive. Link: www.archive.org The films originally made in the early 1970’s as human values films for social study classes include the (Academy Award winner Angel And Big Joe and Geronimo Jones (which premiered at the famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City). In his films Bert Salzman tries to instill hope and love into the hearts of young people. His message always was: “Have hope, go deep into your self; You are more than you think you are!”. The Internet Academic Archive is now hosting …
Video Rating: 5 / 5