Wonder Wheel croise les trajectoires de quatre personnages, dans l'effervescence du parc d’attraction de Coney Island, dans les années 50 : Ginny, ex-actrice lunatique reconvertie serveuse ; Humpty, opérateur de manège marié à Ginny ; Mickey, séduisant maître-nageur aspirant à devenir dramaturge ; et Carolina, fille de Humpty longtemps disparue de la circulation qui se réfugie chez son père pour fuir les gangsters à ses trousses..
Wonder Wheels was a five-minute cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was originally broadcast as a segment on the CBS Saturday morning package program The Skatebirds..
The Wheels of Wonder follows a team of ambitious social impact creators as they enter Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, with a curious project. Their mission: to trial and test an unusual prototype play cart with the hope of improving the lives of refugee children through “loose parts” play. The project is led by Marcus Veerman, founder and CEO of Playground Ideas, a not-for-profit providing open-source playground building resources which benefit children all over the world. Veerman’s passionate and skilled team includes a Product Designer, Play Specialist and Technical Lead. Despite plenty of planning, the group face numerous challenges whilst constructing and trialling a material-based prototype in a country which is currently home to an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees..
