Paper Clips (2004)

As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis.

Directors:

Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab

Writer:

Joe Fab

Stars:

Tom Bosley, Casey Condra, Sandra Roberts

8 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Bosley	...	Himself
Casey Condra	...	Himself
Cassie Crabtree	...	Herself
Rachel Gleitman	...	Herself
Mary Jane Higdon	...	Herself
Linda Hooper	...	Herself
Bernard Igielski	...	Himself
George Jacobs	...	Himself
Sheila Levine	...	Herself
Sandra Roberts	...	Herself
Peter Schroeder	...	Himself
Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand	...	Herself
Drew Shadrick	...	Himself
Samuel Sitko	...	Himself
David Smith	...	Himself

Storyline

Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee is the setting for this documentary about an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. The film details how the students met Holocaust survivors from around the world and how the experience transformed them and their community.

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Plot Keywords:

holocaust | student | paper clip | children | nazi | 

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Taglines:

It began as a lesson about prejudice... What happened next was a miracle

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Genres:

Documentary | War

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

4 August 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

HBO Family: Paper Clips

Filming Locations:

Whitwell, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$18,662 (USA) (27 May 2005)

Gross:

$1,095,118 (USA) (27 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ergo Entertainment, The Johnson Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Uprising (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Jubilee"
Music: Traditional
Written by Charlie Barnett and Joe Fab
Performed by Alison Krauss, accompanied by Cheryl White and Andrea Zonn
Courtesy of MMB Music (BMI)

User Reviews

A marvelous real life story about real small town people

I have seen this picture and it helps restore faith in human nature. It is a documentary about what started as an 8th grade project in a small town middle school,then developed a world wide appeal and the response was enormous. What made it more unusual is that there was not a single Jewish person living in this town.

The Principal, Vice Principal, teachers and parents learned as much as the students. And all of them seemed to learn that bigotry and hatred should have no place in a civilized society. And what starts as simply not knowing anything about a person, or if the person is different, such should not lead to stereotyping.

When the students met the Holocaust survivors, there was an immediate appreciation of life on the part of the children as well as their teachers and parents. The people in the film are real people, not actors. The location almost seems illogical, but the emotions are real and each viewer should bring a hankie.

This film should be part of every 8th grade curriculum.