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Jenny is a Good Thing

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Jenny is a Good Thing is a 1969 American short documentary film about children and poverty, directed by Joan Horvath. Produced by Project Head Start, it shows the importance of good nutrition for underprivileged nursery school children. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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English
  • short film

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Director

Joan Horvath

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1969

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Jenny is a Good Thing was released on 1 January 1969.

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    CinemaSerf

    5/3/2024

    6/10

    We had quite a few of these social awareness documentaries in the UK in the 1960s that extolled the virtues of education, collaboration and fun whilst bringing home a more serious point to the adults watching about ensuring children eat properly. On that note, it also looks at the more cerebral forms of "nutrition" too. Not just teaching you to fry an egg or prepare a salad, but of the values to people of playing wit…

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