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Overdose

1994 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

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.

Characters

Boy

Credits

Directing

Director
Claude Cloutier

Producing

Producer
Thérèse Descary

Writing

Writer
Claude Cloutier

Animation

Animator
Claude Cloutier

Music

Music
Normand Roger

Editing

Editor
Werner Nold

Crew

Sound
Normand Roger
Re-Recording
Shelley Craig

Production notes

Film without words.

Awards

Prix de la vague Award for Best Short Film, International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie, Moncton, New Brunswick, 1995.
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