Paper Clips (2004)
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72% of critics liked it
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73% of users liked it
(2,651 ratings)
Directed by Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin, this documentary chronicles a rural Tennessee middle school's unique class project: finding a meaningful way to honor Holocaust victims. Brought up in a heavily fundamentalist Christian environment, most of the students had never seen, let alone spoken… More Directed by Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin, this documentary chronicles a rural Tennessee middle school's unique class project: finding a meaningful way to honor Holocaust victims. Brought up in a heavily fundamentalist Christian environment, most of the students had never seen, let alone spoken with, a member of the Jewish faith; nonetheless, the children of Whitwell found a poignant method of honoring the slain. Using individual paper clips to represent each life lost in the Holocaust, the students were inundated with contributions from around the world. Eventually, they managed to procure an authentic German rail car, which would become container to the millions of paper clips collected. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab
- Written By
- Joe Fab
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Nov 24, 2004 Limited
- On DVD
- Mar 7, 2006
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
You have to be a pretty cynical not to be a little moved.
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Mary Brennan, Seattle Times
It's a remarkable story, and well worth seeing, particularly for its handful of genuinely affecting moments.
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Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
What makes Paper Clips so powerful and moving is the way everyone in the film seems affected by the Whitwell project. The students change. The teachers change. The townspeople change.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Not a sophisticated or very challenging film, nor should it be. It is straightforward, heartfelt and genuine.
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Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
Symbolism is hard to swallow, and it's near impossible to relate to these paper clips as souls, especially when they are talked about in terms of collecting and counting and displaying.
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Cast
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Linda Hooper
as School Prinicpal
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David Smith
as Assistant Principal
- Sandra Roberts
- Dagmar Schindel-Hildebrand
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Drew Shadrick
as 2000-2001 Holocaust Group, 2000-2001 Stu...
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Tom Bosley
as Himself Reading Letter
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Peter Schroeder
as Journalist
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Dita Smith
as The Washington Post
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Patrick Martin
as Postmaster
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Sheila Gluck Levine
as Interviewee
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Bernard Igielski
as Holocaust Survivor
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Rachel Gleitman
as Holocaust Survivor
- George Jacobs
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Samuel Sitko
as Holocaust Survivor
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Mary Jane Higdon
as Interviewee
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Joe Grabezak
as Holocaust Survivor
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Linda Pickett
as Artist
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Kay Fab
as Voice of Opening Letter Writer
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Allison Sutherland
as Voice of Lena L. Gitter
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Miranda Ables
as 1998-1999 Student
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Sherrill Atterton
as 1998-1999 Student
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Candice Boston
as 1998-1999 Student
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Angie Castle
as 1998-1999 Student
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Coby Curvin
as 1998-1999 Student
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Laura Davis
as 1998-1999 Student
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Jessica Giles
as 1998-1999 Student
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Tyler Hancock
as 1998-1999 Student
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Ashley Lofty
as 1998-1999 Student
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Ashley McGowan
as 1998-1999 Student
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Christy Nunley
as 1998-1999 Student
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Jessica Partin
as 1998-1999 Student
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Jarvis Powell
as 1998-1999 Student
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Lindsey Rollins
as 1998-1999 Student
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Nicole Sanders
as 1998-1999 Student
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Jennifer Vandergriff
as 1998-1999 Student
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Chad Ables
as 1999-2000 Student
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Steven Austin
as 1999-2000 Student
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Molly Bailey
as 1999-2000 Student
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Chris Brown
as 1999-2000 Student
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Mindy Bryant
as 1999-2000 Student
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Amanda Elliot
as 1999-2000 Student
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Eric Fine
as 1999-2000 Student
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David Flynn
as 1999-2000 Student
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Felicia Floyd
as 1999-2000 Student
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Monica Hammers
as 1999-2000 Student
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Jonathan Higdon
as 1999-2000 Student
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Ashley Hooks
as 1999-2000 Student
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Breeze Hudson
as 1999-2000 Student
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Chris Johnson
as 1999-2000 Student
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Bruce Kilgore
as 1999-2000 Student
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Laurie Lynn
as 1999-2000 Student
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Holly Norman
as 1999-2000 Student
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Holly Perkins
as 1999-2000 Student
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Chris Privett
as 1999-2000 Student
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Robbyn Reynolds
as 1999-2000 Student
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Jessica Shipley
as 1999-2000 Student
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Jaide Terry
as 1999-2000 Student
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Lance Webb
as 1999-2000 Student
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James Carroll Jordan
as 2000-2001 Student
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Ashley Clemons
as 2000-2001 Student
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Casey Condra
as 2000-2001 Student
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Heath Cookston
as 2000-2001 Student
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Talena Cookston
as 2000-2001 Student
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Cassie Crabtree
as 2000-2001 Student
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Chaddi Hatfield
as 2000-2001 Student
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Elizabeth Henry
as 2000-2001 Student
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Cassie Higgins
as 2000-2001 Student
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Laura Jefferies
as 2000-2001 Student
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Mitch Kilgore
as 2000-2001 Student
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David King
as 2000-2001 Student
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Taylor Lawson
as 2000-2001 Student
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Myles Parris
as 2000-2001 Student
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Tory Raulston
as 2000-2001 Student
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Felicia Rollins
as 2000-2001 Student
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Tashawnna Seber
as 2000-2001 Student
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Robyn Sisco
as 2000-2001 Student
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Allison Thomas
as 2000-2001 Student
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Latosha Worley
as 2000-2001 Student
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Joseph Bailey
as 2001-2002 Student
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Trey Bell
as 2001-2002 Student
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Kristin Clemons
as 2001-2002 Student
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Jaya Cookston
as 2001-2002 Student
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Ryan Cookston
as 2001-2002 Student
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Terri Lynn Floyd
as 2001-2002 Student
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Wendy Floyd
as 2001-2002 Student
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Chris Fox Gilson
as 2001-2002 Student
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Allison Hall
as 2001-2002 Student
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Amanda Headrick
as 2001-2002 Student
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Carie Kilgore
as 2001-2002 Student
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Katie Layne
as 2001-2002 Student
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Thomas Martin
as 2001-2002 Student
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Ashley Edward Miller
as 2001-2002 Student
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Judy Morrison
as 2001-2002 Student
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Jeremy Nunley
as 2001-2002 Student
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Randi Perkey
as 2001-2002 Student
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Meagan Powell
as 2001-2002 Student
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Danielle King
as 2002-2003 Student
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Brittany Reynolds
as 2001-2002 Student
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Jessica Reynolds
as 2001-2002 Student
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Jessi Royer
as 2001-2002 Student
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Greg Stalyon
as 2001-2002 Student
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Ryan Thomas
as 2001-2002 Student
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Travis Tripp
as 2001-2002 Student
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Kyle Upchurch
as 2001-2002 Student
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Jessica Vandergriff
as 2001-2002 Student, 2002-2003 Student
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Tiffany Whittemore
as 2001-2002 Student
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Shanna Atterton
as 2002-2003 Student
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Callie Bird
as 2002-2003 Student
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Leanne Carr
as 2002-2003 Student
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Ronny Carr
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Kayla Cates
as 2002-2003 Student
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Carrie Davidson
as 2002-2003 Student
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Lacey Essex
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Brandi Grayson
as 2002-2003 Student
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Lindsey Hamblin
as 2002-2003 Student
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Daniel Hooks
as 2002-2003 Student
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Amanda Hooper
as 2002-2003 Student
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Tiffany Matherly
as 2002-2003 Student
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Ashley A. Morrison
as 2002-2003 Student
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Hannah Mosier
as 2002-2003 Student
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Lori Nelson
as 2002-2003 Student
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Jessica Nunley
as 2002-2003 Student
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Kellie Nunley
as 2002-2003 Student
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Amber Powell
as 2002-2003 Student
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Kristan Pyburn
as 2002-2003 Student
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Crystal Sanders
as 2002-2003 Student
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Emily Sanders
as 2002-2003 Student
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Felecia Scissom
as 2002-2003 Student
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Colton Shadrick
as 2002-2003 Student
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Latasha Shirley
as 2002-2003 Student
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Whitney Terry
as 2002-2003 Student
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Carrie Thomas
as 2002-2003 Student
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April Daisy White
as 2002-2003 Student
- Dagmar Schindel-Hildebrad

