Ex-Child

A young boy and his father are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle overhead. His father takes his place and is immediately shot and killed. Horrified, the boy understands that war is not a game. Based on article 38 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates the right of children under the age of 15 not to be recruited into the armed forces.

Boy, Father

Film without words.

Camério Humanitas Award, Carrousel international du film, Rimouski, Quebec, 1994.
Giffoni Film Festival Award, for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinema, Film Festival, Giffoni, Italy, 1997.
UNICEF Award, Los Angeles Animation Competition/World Animation Celebration (Wacfest), Agoura Hills, California, 1997.
Special Prize for its artistic treatment of a very serious human subject and message, International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan, 1996.
Honorable Mention, Category: F, International Animated Film Festival/CINANIMA, Espinho, Portugal, 1995.
Second Prize, Animated Short Film under 6 minutes, International Children's Film Festival, Chicago, 1995.
Liv Ullman Peace Award, International Children's Film Festival, Chicago, 1995.
UNICEF Prize, Short Film (Film which denounces the exploitation of children in time of war), International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 1995