Title Work Title No: 18792 Medium: Moving Image Dates: Original Summary: "A film intended primarily for teachers and designed to motivate a concern for the needs of every child. Tells about a young student whom no one thought was important and the events following his sudden death." - Summary from Worldcat. "Cliff Evans dies mysteriously. A teacher at his school is assigned to contact Cliff's family and to write his obituary. In the process of doing this, he discovers the details of Cliff's tragic life that lead to his untimely death. In a flashback, the audience learns that an apparently normal Cliff cannot understand or accept the divorce of his parents. He finds no one with whom he can discuss his fears and anxieties. He becomes more introverted. As time goes on, he is though of as a slow learner, a low achiever, who is dull, unmotivated, unskilled, and backward. His teachers, his parents, and his peers neglect him, and he begins to believe that he is really no better than what they think of him. In all this, no one recognizes the symptoms that finally lead to his lonely death. The teacher who pieces together Cliff's story resolves to be more sensitive to those who may need love and attention." - Summary from the teacher's guide Countries of Origin: U.S.A. Genres: Educational
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