Cipher in the Snow

Cipher in the Snow (1974)

"A child is a believing creature."

Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. Although he barely knew him, his teacher is intent on unraveling the mystery of the untimely death.

Date of release
1974-01-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
21m
Genres
Drama
Director
Keith J. Atkinson

Casting

Interesting facts

Cipher in the Snow is a short story written by Jean Mizer Todhunter about the death of an ostracized teenager. It was later made into a short film by Brigham Young University in 1973.

Background

Cipher in the Snow, written by Jean Mizer Todhunter (as Jean Mizer), an Idaho teacher, counselor and guidance director, was first published Volume 50 of the NEA Journal in 1964. It won first prize in the first Reader's Digest/NEA Journal writing competition and received a reprint in Today's Education in 1975.

BYU Motion Picture Studios made a short film based upon the story in 1973. The film was produced by Wetzel Whitaker and Keith Atkinson, with a screenplay by Carol Lynn Pearson. A DVD of the film is available through BYU's Creative Works Office. Both the film and the story have since been used in moral education as part of anti-bullying initiatives.

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