Movies by Les Podewell
Are You Popular?
The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.
Mr. B Natural
A young boy is sitting in a room one day, bored, when suddenly a leotard-clad woman calling herself Mr. B Natural appears in his room. Mr. B Natural describes to the boy the wonder and beauty of music, and tells him that if he learns to play an instrument, he can be "a happy king!" The boy decides to take Mr. B Natural's advice.
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.