Christopher Changes His Name

Christopher Changes His Name


                                Christopher Changes His Name
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This animated short for children tells the story of Christopher, a little boy who didn't want to be called Christopher anymore. Such a common name! When Aunty Gail from Trinidad tells him a story about a Tiger, Christopher changes his name to Tiger. But then he finds a better name. When he has trouble cashing a birthday cheque, he realizes maybe he should stick with his original name... or maybe not?

Part of the Talespinners collection, which uses vibrant animation to bring popular children’s stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.

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Christopher Changes His Name, Cilia Sawadogo, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Cilia Sawadogo
  • animator
    Cilia Sawadogo
  • assistant animator
    Vincent Gauthier
  • infographist
    Gisèle Boileau
  • digital imaging specialist
    Marie-Nicole Tremblay
    Pierre Plouffe
    Normand Gauthier
  • storyteller
    Itah Sadu
  • voice recording director
    Sugith Varughese
  • picture editor
    Phyllis Lewis
  • sound editor
    Leopoldo Gutierrez
  • original music
    Chris Crilly
  • musician
    Jabjab
    Patrick Vetter
  • rapper
    Kooks
  • foley artist
    Stéphane Cadotte
    Ariane Picher
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • post-production co-ordinator
    Éric Barbeau
    Richard Lesage
  • program administration
    Gisèle Guilbault
    Marina Trambas
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
    Isobel Marks
  • producer
    Tamara Lynch

  • None

    Love this - well done. Thank-you.

    None, 4 Feb 2022
  • Vicki Nemeth

    Love the animation

    Vicki Nemeth, 27 Apr 2020
  • TheresaCataldo

    I want to see the "Log Drivers Waltz"

    TheresaCataldo, 23 Feb 2016

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