Winner of a Silver Medal at the 1991 New York International Film & Television Festival and a CINE Golden Eagle, author/illustrator/filmmaker Arnold Dobrin's Josephine's Imagination is a nicely done piece of iconographic animation which celebrates the use of imagination. The title character, a young Haitian girl, goes with her mother to market when the latter sells brooms, wishing she had something to carry and sell, herself. One day at the market she meets an elderly toy peddler who gives her a toy pig. Admiring both the workmanship and creativity of the toy pig, Josephine hits upon her own grand idea: broom dolls. Working together with her mother, the little girl makes her own wares to carry for the next market day. While a bit slower than similar contemporary fare, Josephine's Imagination, which features detailed watercolor illustrations, is still a very good effort from first-time filmmaker Dobrin, that easily surpasses many of the more "popular" entries from companies like Rabbit Ears and Random House. Recommended. (Available from: Social Studies School Service, 10200 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232-0802; 1-800-421-4246.)
Josephine's Imagination
(1991) 14 m. $69.95 (study guide included). Fireworks Films (dist. by Social Studies School Service). Public performance rights included. Color cover. Vol. 7, Issue 5
Josephine's Imagination
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