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Sticks and Stones

Jan Padgett

2001 | 17 min

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This short documentary features children aged 5 to 12 talking about their experiences with bullying and discrimination because they or their families do not fit into traditional gender and family roles. This film explores the contemporary diversity of families from kids' points of view, while featuring short animated sequences about the history of derogatory slang.

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Credits

director

Jan Padgett
producer

George Johnson
script

Jan Padgett
editing

Ileana Pietrobruno
camera

Moira Simpson
animation

Hillary Denny
music

Shari Ulrich
sound

Gordon Ross

Jeff Henschel

Marsh Murphy

Jennifer Lewis
sound editing

Jeff Davis

Christine McLeod
re-recording mixer

Mark Hensley
executive producer

Svend-Erik Eriksen

See also

Nontraditional Families; Sexual minorities; Discrimination and Stereotyping; Children; Discrimination and Stereotyping; Peer Relationships
Subjects: Indigenous Cinema

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I am in this movie and would really love to have a copy with closed captioning, even if its just to stream if that's possible?
Aine, 14 Oct 2015

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