Posts tagged documentary
Mrs Elliott's "brown eyes, blue eyes" experiment from 1970. Amazing.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/VeK759FF84s&w=700] Ms. Jane Elliott's "brown eyes, blue eyes" experiment in 1970 (the third one after her first in 1968). This "Eye of Storm" documentary was made by William Peters in 1970 for ABC News and later included in the documentary "A Class Divided" (1985), which included a class reunion (of 1984).

The magic at ten minutes, after she created a microcosm of racism and segregation...plus their relief and the way they treat the collars at the end.

Thanks for the heads up, Adam!

The world's oldest ping pongers, a glorious lesson for us all

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/14832158 w=700&h=390] Saw this on It's Nice That:

If horse racing is indeed the sport of kings then ping-pong must be the sport of youth clubs, but maybe its reputation is set for an overdue rehabilitation. Ping Pong follows the fortunes of eight pensioners as they prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships in Mongolia. There’s Inge (89) who uses the sport to help battle her dementia, Australian centurion Dorothy, the oldest ever competitor, and a host of other elderly eccentrics just potty about ping-pong. But it’s also a film about growing old, about looking back and about making sense of things. Released in July, it promises to be an early antidote to the slick, coporatism likely to engulf much of this summer’s sport.

www.pingpongfilm.co.uk