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Overdose

Claude Cloutier
1994 | 5 min
In this short animation, we meet a young boy leads such a regimented life that he has no more time just to be a kid. Between school, tennis lessons, swimming lessons, art classes, homework and piano practice, he can barely get any rest. Inspired by Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this short animated film by Claude Cloutier pleads for children’s right to rest and leisure.

Awards and distinctions

  • 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
    1997
  • Prix de la vague Award for Best Short Film
    International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie, Moncton
    1995