Every Child

- Eugene Fedorenko,
- 1979,
- 6 min 28 s

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Synopsis
Education

Watch Eugene Fedorenko's animated short about 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 the Year of the Child. It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights, that every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. 1979 Oscar®-winner for Best Animated Short Film.

Grade 7 - 12

Civics/Citizenship / Human Rights

Social Studies / Law

Educational purpose:

Begin by researching the Year of the Child and the Declaration of Children’s Rights. Identify Janusz Korczak and describe his role in establishing rights for all children. Examine the rights of children as established by various world agencies, beginning in 1924. Why are such safeguards necessary to protect children? Visit the following website: un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plainchild.asp. Compose a personal response to what is written there.

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Every Child

streetdreamfilms

“Brilliant. I saw this one in elementary school, back when the teacher would thread up a projector and us kids would fight over who got to shut the blinds. The whole class probably liked it then, and this little gem will surely withstand the test of time.”

26 Apr 2010