Ida Makes a Movie

Ida Makes a Movie
Directed by	Kit Hood Linda Schuyler
Produced by	Kit Hood Linda Schuyler
Written by	Amy Jo Cooper
Starring	Zoe Newman Elwy Yost
Production company	National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Playing With Time Inc.
Running time	23 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English

Ida Makes a Movie (1979) 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.

Plot

The National Film Board of Canada 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 Newman - Ida Lucas
• Dawn Harrison - Catherine "Cookie" Peters
• Allan Meiusi - 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, the first of four Degrassi television shorts, inspired directors Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler to create The Kids of Degrassi Street 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.

External links

• Ida Makes a Movie at IMDb