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Kid City

Kid City

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Documentarian Jon Boorstin follows architect Frank Gehry and his sister, Doreen Gehry Nelson, as they attempt a new method of teaching elementary school children in Los Angeles. With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the siblings work together on a pilot program of “design-based learning” that would restructure the typical classroom curriculum, replacing rote math or civics lessons with an imaginary city designed and built entirely by the students themselves. Restored in 2018 by the Academy Film Archive.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

29 mins

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Release Date

01 January 1972

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Cast

Miriam Van Arsdol

Miriam Van Arsdol

Doreen Gehry Nelson

Doreen Gehry Nelson

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry

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