âEddyâs Worldâ Documents the Inspirational Story of a Legendary Toymaker
The chattering wind-up Yakity Yak teeth that made you giggle as a kid and iconic playthings like Stompers, KerPlunk, Baby Beans, Bubble Gun, Shark Attack! and over 800 other iconic toys all come from the very inventive mind of one man: Eddy Goldfarb, now the subject of the short documentary âEddyâs World.â Lovingly made by his daughter, Lyn Goldfarb, an Oscar nominee for âWith Babies and Banners,â the film is a tribute to the nonagenarian inventorâs creativity, optimism, vibrancy and longevity.
âAs a documentary filmmaker Iâve always looked for interesting stories and people who have changed the world around them. One day I realized my dad is that way as well,â Lyn Goldfarb said in a Zoom interview with her father and producer Jannat Gargi. âIâve always respected him for his work, but I never thought of him as a subject. I was doing a family