Synopsis:
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house until he is taken in and cared for by two homeless men. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO’s Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children’s Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality.
- Director:
- Eugene Fedorenko
- Year:
- 1979
- Country:
- Canada
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Derek Lamb
- Animators:
- Eugene Fedorenko, Rose Newlove
- Script writers:
- Derek Lamb, Bernard Carez, Raymond Pollender
- Music composer:
- Normand Roger
- Sound designer:
- Les Mîmes Électriques
- Editor:
- Eugene Fedorenko
- Production:
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributions:
- National Film Board of Canada, UNICEF
- Genres:
- Drama, Comedy, Tragicomedy, Family
- Tags:
- Educational, Political, Activism, Relationships, Humor, Poetic, Transformation, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 7+
- Festival selections:
- Ottawa International Animation Festival
- Awards:
- Academy Awards /1980/ Best Short Film, 1st Genie Awards /1980/ Best Animation
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