Every Child

Every Child

6 mins | Comedy, Animation | Jan. 1, 1979

This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. 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. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.

Every Child

6 mins | Comedy, Animation | Jan. 1, 1979

Every Child
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. 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. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Every Child
Directors Eugene Fedorenko
Writers Raymond Pollender, Bernard Carez, Derek Lamb

Cast

Sophie Cowling

as Child