Jenny Is a Good Thing (1969)
- Original title
- Jenny is a Good Thing
- Directed by
- Joan Horvath
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary shows how good nutrition helps poor preschool children. It follows kids in a Head Start program as they learn about eating healthy food.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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