Learning on ScreenBest Boy: A Film by Ira Wohl
- Synopsis
- Director Ira Wohl took on this personally courageous project that may ultimately help other people who live under the same circumstances as Wohl’s aunt, uncle, and their mentally handicapped son Philly. When Wohl started filming this documentary, Philly, who has the mental age of a child, was entering his fifties, and his parents were not going to live forever. They had always taken care of Philly but Wohl intervenes not only with the eye of his camera, but with his encouragement to get Philly living on his own. The process of his aunt and uncle coming to terms with giving up their only remaining son is enlightening and moving, as are the changes Philly goes through himself.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of production
- 1979
- Subjects
- Social welfare
- Keywords
- mentally handicapped people; social services
Credits
- Director
- Ira Wohl
- Contributor
- Philly Wohl
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 111 minutes
- Year
- 2012
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
Record Stats
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