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Every Child

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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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  • baby
  • child abandonment
  • sound effect

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  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalGSource: Wikipedia1 Sept 1979

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Every Child was released on 1 September 1979.

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    CinemaSerf

    4/1/2024

    7/10

    Produced to contribute to an UN initiative, this short feature sees a young child sitting on the lap of one of two sound effects artists in a radio studio and then takes us on an animated journey as this mischievous and curious baby manages to get itself passed from pillar to post, anonymously, unable to find anyone who wished to keep it. It can be a little poignant at times. People would rather focus on their work, …

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