Paper Clips (2004)
Struggling to grasp the concept of six million Holocaust victims, the students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee decide to collect six million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. Because Norwegians invented the paper clip and used it as a symbol of solidarity against the Nazis, students started collecting them to help visualize such vast numbers of victims. As word spread online and in the media, paper clips poured in from around the world, eleven million of which are enshrined in an authentic German railcar standing in the schoolyard.
Primary Title
- Paper Clips
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 12 November 2013
Release Year
- 2004
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Struggling to grasp the concept of six million Holocaust victims, the students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee decide to collect six million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. Because Norwegians invented the paper clip and used it as a symbol of solidarity against the Nazis, students started collecting them to help visualize such vast numbers of victims. As word spread online and in the media, paper clips poured in from around the world, eleven million of which are enshrined in an authentic German railcar standing in the schoolyard.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--United States
- World War, 1939-1945--Study and teaching--Tennessee--Whitwell
- Holocaust memorials--Tennessee--Whitwell
Genres
- Documentary
- War
Contributors
- Elliot Berlin (Directors)
- Joe Fab (Director)
- Joe Fab (Writer)
- Joe Fab (Producer)
- Robert M. Johnson (Producer)
- Ari Daniel Pinchot (Producer)
- Ergo Entertainment (Production Unit)
- The Johnson Group (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary films--United States
- World War, 1939-1945--Study and teaching--Tennessee--Whitwell
- Holocaust memorials--Tennessee--Whitwell