The Collector of Bedford Street Video/DVD The Collector of Bedford Street is a short documentary,nominated for an Academy Award, that follows Larry Selman, the film maker's 60 year old neighbor. A community activist and fundraiser with developmental disabilities, Larry raises thousands of dollars for charity every year while he lives at the poverty level. Because of Larry's 20 years of service to his neighborhood, the community created a supplemental need adult trust fund for him. This was the first time that a group, rather than an individual's family did this. The film humanizes the story behind the abstract statistics of mental retardation, revealing how a community builds tolerance and understanding.

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			The Collector of Bedford Street

by Alice Elliott

The Collector of Bedford Street is a short documentary,nominated for an Academy Award, that follows Larry Selman, the film maker's 60 year old neighbor. A community activist and fundraiser with developmental disabilities, Larry raises thousands of dollars for charity every year while he lives at the poverty level. Because of Larry's 20 years of service to his neighborhood, the community created a supplemental need adult trust fund for him. This was the first time that a group, rather than an individual's family did this. The film humanizes the story behind the abstract statistics of mental retardation, revealing how a community builds tolerance and understanding.

DVD has an additional video on supplemental needs trust created by the NY State Bar Association, scenes cut from the HBO/Cinemas broadcast version, photos, links to study guides and NPR radio stories, an interview with the filmmaker, closed captioning, Spanish lanuage subtitles, and audio description.

Appropriate for:
Middle School•High School•College/University

34 minutes • VHS • Closed Captioned
34 minutes • DVD • Closed Captioned

ORDER CODE: ND505V
VIDEO

The Collector of Bedford Street (Video)
Qty: Price: $225

ORDER CODE: ND505DVD
DVD