Movie Description

Kid City

Kid City

(1972)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleKid City

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1972-01-01

Original Language

Runtime 00h 29m

Genres

  • Documentary