Molly's Pilgrim

Duration: 24 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1985

Creator: phenix

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Tells a story about Molly, a newly arrived Russian immigrant, who is ostracized for being different until she creates a Thanksgiving doll which resembles a modern-day pilgrim like herself. Based on the story by Barbara Cohen., The sensitive story of a young Russian-Jewish immigrant girl who is ridiculed by her American classmates because of her cultural background. One of the class assignments is to make a doll based on a Thanksgiving character. When Molly tries to make a traditional doll, her mother suggests that she create a doll based on their heritage. Based on the book by Barbara Cohen. Directed by Jeff Brown. Winner of an Academy Award for the Best Live-Action Short Film of 1985.

Complete Record: , , Tells a story about Molly, a newly arrived Russian immigrant, who is ostracized for being different until she creates a Thanksgiving doll which resembles a modern-day pilgrim like herself. Awards586 Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action), 1986. , Based on the book of the same title by Barbara Cohen. Molly is the child of Russian-Jewish immigrants. She has trouble fitting into school, where children ridicule her clothing and accent. At Thanksgiving, the teacher gives an assignment to make a Pilgrim doll. Molly's is dressed as a Russian immigrant, at which the children laugh. The teacher explains Molly's doll is like all who have left their homelands for freedom, as did the early Pilgrims., , The sensitive story of a young Russian-Jewish immigrant girl who is ridiculed by her American classmates because of her cultural background. One of the class assignments is to make a doll based on a Thanksgiving character. When Molly tries to make a traditional doll, her mother suggests that she create a doll based on their heritage. Based on the book by Barbara Cohen. Directed by Jeff Brown. Winner of an Academy Award for the Best Live-Action Short Film of 1985.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.