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Molly's Pilgrim (1985)

Molly's Pilgrim poster
Directed by
Jeffrey D. Brown
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
24 min
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl moves with her family from Russia to New York and faces teasing from classmates about her Jewish background. She learns about the true meaning of the American holiday of Thanksgiving through a school assignment and the story of a pilgrim.

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What happens

Molly's Pilgrim is a 1985 American short film directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, based on the children's book of the same title by Barbara Cohen, who also appeared in the film as a crossing guard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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