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A Family for Maria

Name: A Family for Maria
Duration: 5 min

Lina Gagnon

1992 | 5 min

An animated film for five- to eight-year-olds about international adoption and the difficulty of adapting to a new environment. The film also gives a glimpse into the problems of abandoned children in developing countries. In A Family for Maria/Une famille pour Maria, love triumphs over the insecurity of a little Latin American girl who finds a new family in North America.

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Credits

director

Lina Gagnon
script

Lina Gagnon
animation

Lina Gagnon
producer

Thérèse Descary
cinematography

Pierre Landry

Lynda Pelley
editing

Camille Laperrière
sound editing

Michèle Groleau
re-recording

Adrian Croll
voice

Anne Loranger-King

Prunelle Roger
music

Normand Roger

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