The Official I, Pencil Movie

In 2012, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) produced a new video based on Economist Leonard Read’s essay,  I, Pencil. Pencils.com founder Charles Berolzheimer was a technical advisor on the film which teaches a lesson in economics through the story of a pencil and its makers.

You can find bonus footage, supporting curriculum and many other fun links at ipencilmovie.org. Teachers wishing to give their students a good introduction to some of the key economic concepts behind Read’s essay will find it especially useful.