film

The Collector of Bedford Street

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Producer(s)	Alice Elliott, Vickie Kenny
Director(s)	Alice Elliott
Release Date	2002
Runtime	34 min
Format(s)	video
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

The Collector of Bedford Street is a short documentary that follows Larry Selman, the film maker's 60 year old neighbor.� A community activist and fundraiser with developmental disabilities, Larry raises thousands of dollars for charity every year while he lives at the poverty level.� Because of Larry's 20 years of service to his neighborhood, the community created a supplemental need adult trust fund for him. This was the first time that a group, rather than an individual's family did this. The film humanizes the story behind the abstract statistics of mental retardation, revealing how a community builds tolerance and understanding.