Ida Makes a Movie

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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.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Credited cast 3 Spin-offs 4 Trivia 5 References

[edit] 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 (ie garbage), and enter it into the festival. The judges, thinking the film is about war, accept Ida's film into the festival finals.

[edit] Credited cast

• Zoe Newman - Ida Lucas
• Dawn Harrison - Catherine "Cookie" Peters
• Allan Melusi - Fred Lucas

[edit] Spin-offs

Ida Makes A Movie 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. Season 7 of Degrassi:The Next Generation is currently being aired.

[edit] Trivia

• Linda Schuyler's friend Bruce Mackey let his house be used as a location and his dog Rayn appears in the film.

[edit] References

Chorao, Kay. Ida Makes a Movie (NY : Seabury, [1974]).