Overdose

19945 min 25 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Claude Cloutier

Production: Thérèse Descary

Script: Claude Cloutier

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Heritage, Health Canada, Société Radio-Canada and Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG., (Germany).

Overdose

School, tennis lessons, swimming lessons, art classes, homework, piano practice... a boy's parents have organized his life to such an extent that he has no time for himself. Based on article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates children's right to rest and leisure. Film without words.

Availability

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Overdose

Subject categories

  • Families > Child Rearing and Development
  • Children and Youth > Children's RightsSports, Leisure and Play
  • Law and Crime > Children's RightsHuman Rights
  • Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and DevelopmentMental Health/Stress/Suicide
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Parenting

Credits

director
Claude Cloutier
script
Claude Cloutier
animation
Claude Cloutier
producer
Thérèse Descary
sound
Normand Roger
music
Normand Roger
editing
Werner Nold
re-recording
Shelley Craig

Awards

  • Prix de la vague Award for Best Short Film International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie
  • Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinemaFilm Festival