Ida Makes a Movie
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Ida Makes a Movie is the short film that inspired the Degrassi franchise: The Kids of Degrassi Street
, Degrassi Junior High
/Degrassi High
, and Degrassi: The Next Generation
. 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
.
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.
and then Degrassi Junior High
etc. Today it has turned into a major franchise that has spread to numerous countries, continuing today as Degrassi: The Next Generation
.
The Kids of Degrassi Street
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show which aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, aboutthe lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada...
, Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school...
/Degrassi High
Degrassi High
Degrassi High is the third television show in the Degrassi series of teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids living on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first aired from 1989 to 1991 and followed the kids from Kids of Degrassi Street and Degrassi Junior High through...
, and Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
. It was directed by Kit Hood
Kit Hood
Kit Hood is a Canadian television director, writer and producer. Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler created a production company called Playing With Time which was established in 1976. The name was inspired by their first educational documentary called Jimmy-Playing With Time . They worked together in...
and Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler, CM is a Canadian television producer involved in the creation of the Degrassi series and Instant Star series of teen programs...
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
Kay Chorao
Kay Chorao, born as Ann McKay Sproat on January 7, 1936, in Elkhart, Indiana, is an American artist, illustrator and writer of children's books.-Biography:...
.
Plot
The National Film Board of CanadaNational Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
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
- Zoe NewmanZoe NewmanZoë Newman is a former Canadian actress best known for her role as Ida Lucas in the original Degrassi series, The Kids of Degrassi Street, which ran from 1981 to 1986...
- Ida Lucas - Dawn Harrison - Catherine "Cookie" Peters
- Allan Melusi - Fred Lucas
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 inspired directors Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler to create The Kids of Degrassi StreetThe Kids of Degrassi Street
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show which aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, aboutthe lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada...
and then Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school...
etc. Today it has turned into a major franchise that has spread to numerous countries, continuing today as Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
.