Every Child · 1979

Every Child

Eugene Fedorenko · 6 min · Canada

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.

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Production companies

ONF | NFB

Cast

• Bernard Carez

• Sophie Cowling

  Child

• Raymond Pollender