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Christopher Changes His Name

Description

Christopher hates his name it's just too common! When Aunt Gail from Trinidad tells him a story about a larger-than-life character called Tiger, Christopher changes his name to Tiger. But then he finds a better name... When he has trouble cashing Aunt Gail's birthday cheque made out to Christopher Mulamba, he realizes how special his real name truly is. Maybe he should stick with it... or maybe not!

Christopher Changes His Name is part of the new Talespinners collection of short animations, all based on children's stories old and new. Drawn from the literature and oral traditions from many countries, these tales will introduce young viewers to a wealth of perspectives, while underscoring the common elements of life across cultural boundaries. Each video in Talespinners features appealing characters, dynamic stories and finely-crafted animation.

2000, 06 min 30 s

Directed by: Cilia Sawadogo

Produced by: Tamara Lynch

Production Agency: National Film Board of Canada

Teaching guides

Christopher Changes His Name (PDF)

Also available in French

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Credits

Director: Cilia Sawadogo
Animator: Cilia Sawadogo
Assistant animator: Vincent Gauthier
Infographist: Gisèle Boileau
Digital imaging specialist: Marie-Nicole Tremblay; Pierre Plouffe; Normand Gauthier
Storyteller: Itah Sadu
Voice recording director: Sugith Varughese
Picture editor: Phyllis Lewis
Sound editor: Leopoldo Gutierrez
Original music: Chris Crilly
Musician: Jabjab; Patrick Vetter
Rapper: Kooks
Foley artist: Stéphane Cadotte; Ariane Picher
Music recording: Geoffrey Mitchell; Sylvain Cajelais
Foley recording: Geoffrey Mitchell; Sylvain Cajelais
Re-recording: Jean Paul Vialard
Post-production co-ordinator: Éric Barbeau; Richard Lesage
Program administration: Gisèle Guilbault; Marina Trambas
Executive producer: David Verrall; Isobel Marks
Producer: Tamara Lynch

Awards

Award for Most Innovative Short Film or Video - given by the Youth Jury (ages 9+)

Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
March 4 to 8 2003, Vancouver - Canada
Silver Chris Award - Category: Children and Youth

International Film and Video Festival
October 23 to 26 2001, Columbus - USA