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."Inside the Workshop of a Classic-Toy Inventor, in Eddy's World", by Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, December 14, 2020 Eddy’s World premiered at Mountainfilm Festival in May 2020.Eddy's World , Mountainfilm Festival Archives, 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.The Man Who Gave Americans Their Toys Voice of America, February 16, 2020 [video] In 1949, he sold his first toy and went on to invent over 800 toysEddy 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 over the next 70 years and garner over 300 patents."The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys", The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 25, December 14, 2020 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.Silver Winner Telly Awards
2022 Independent Programming, The Television Academy Los Angeles area Emmy Award The Television Academy 2022 Jury Award, Best Documentary Short, Vero Beach Film FestivalDocumentary Shorts Vero Beach Film Festival 2022 Best Short Documentary, ABQ Indie Film FestivaBest Short Documentary ABQ Indie Film Festival 2022 Robinson Shorts Finalist, Robinson International Short Film FestivalRobinson Shorts Finalist Robinson International Short Film Festival 2021 Grand Jury Prize, Joyce Forum Jewish Film FestivalGrand Jury Prize 2021 JFJSFF Award Winners 2021 Best Short Documentary, Port Townsend Film Festival2020 PTFF Jury Awards Port Townsend Film Festival 2021 Runner Up, Best Documentary Short, Woods Hole Film Festival2021 Award Winners: Audience Awards Woods Hole Film Festival 2020 Jury Award, Raw Science Film Festival. https://www.rawsciencefilmfestival.com/2020-films 2020 Finalist, CanadaShorts Film Festival https://canadashorts.com/2020.php 2020 Films With Class Shorts, RiverRun International Film FestivalFilms With Class Shorts RiverRun International Film Festival, April 2022
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.Eddy's World Documantary Jewish Film Institute
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