Eddy's World is a 2020 American documentaryshort film directed and produced by filmmaker Lyn Goldfarb, Eddy's daughter. Eddy's World was streamed on NewYorker.com.[1] There are two versions of Eddy's World, an 18 minute version for festivals and streaming, and a 28 minute director's cut.[2]Eddy’s World premiered at Mountainfilm Festival in May 2020.[3]
Eddy's World
Directed by
Lyn Goldfarb
Produced by
Lyn Goldfarb Jannat Gargi Daniel Zimbaldi Nancy Blachman (executive producer)
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 navy in WWII.[4] In 1949, he sold his first toy and went on to invent over 800 toys[5] over the next 70 years and garner over 300 patents.[1] He now lives in a retirement community, still designing new toys in his garage machine shop.[6][2]
AwardsEdit
Eddy's World was licensed by the NewYorker.com;[1] received a 2022 Emmy nomination, Television Academy (Los Angeles area); and a 2021 Silver Telly Award.[7]
2022 Independent Programming, The Television Academy[8]
2022 Jury Award, Best Documentary Short, Vero Beach Film Festival[9]
2022 Best Short Documentary, ABQ Indie Film Festiva[10]
2022 Robinson Shorts Finalist, Robinson International Short Film Festival[11]
2021 Grand Jury Prize, Joyce Forum Jewish Film Festival[12]
^ abc"The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys", The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 25, December 14, 2020
^ ab"Inside the Workshop of a Classic-Toy Inventor, in Eddy's World", by Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, December 14, 2020
^Eddy's World, Mountainfilm Festival Archives, 2020
^The Man Who Gave Americans Their Toys Voice of America, February 16, 2020 [video]
^Eddy 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
^Shen, Fern (June 11, 2003). "An Eye, and a Tooth, for Toys". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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