Understanding Others (1958)
1958 · Short film · 12 min · dir. Herk Harvey
- Drama
Synopsis
As members of the high school press club await the announcement of their new editor-in-chief, they silently judge one another based on appearances and social standing. The film emphasizes that people should be valued for their true abilities and character rather than economic background or popularity, concluding with guided discussion questions.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Herk Harvey
- Studio
- Centron Corporation
- Released
- 1958-01-01
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Cast & crew
Herk Harvey Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Why Ben to Ernie? · Spuzz · 2016-02-22
A bunch of students are all asking themselves, who will get the new Editor In Chief position for the school (of the chronically overaged actors) Paper? Is it Ernie Davis, popular guy, although not that academically inclined, or just give it to the school Geek Ben Curtis? Ernie doesn't think he has a chance in hell, after all, look at the way he's dressed! He's a creep! Did I mention Ernie is popular? He's got a lot of strange looking nerdy friends. So Ernie thinks its in the bag, but WAIT! His teacher doesn't think so! She DOES choose Ben! Now, I'm not too sure how I can explain this, but the…
