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Crayons and Paper
Crayons and Paper PosterDirected by Bruce David Janu Produced by Bruce David Janu Music by Tom Flannery, Lorne Clarke Editing by Bruce David Janu Distributed by Bell, Book & Camera Productions Release date(s) February 11, 2009(Dam Short) Running time 30 minutes Country United States Language English Crayons and Paper is a documentary short, featuring Dr. Jerry Ehrlich, a pediatrician who has worked with Doctors Without Borders. To document the effect of war on children, Dr. Ehrlich has the children draw pictures of their lives. The film features drawings made by children in Sri Lanka and Darfur.
The film is a follow-up to the documentary Facing Sudan. It premiered at The Dam Short Film Festival in February 2009 and is currently being broadcast on DOC: The Documentary Channel.
The film was produced, directed and edited by Bruce David Janu. The soundtrack was composed by Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke (singer).
References
Callahan, Kevin, "A Gift to us at Noon on this Christmas Day," The Currier-Post Online, December 25, 2008. http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/intotheoutside/2008/12/25/a-gift-to-us-at-noon-on-this-christmas-day/
DeCastro, Lavinia, "Film Depicts Horrors Kids Live Through in Darfur," The Courier-Post of South New Jersey, June 28, 2009 http://www.care2.com/news/member/735851257/1179294.
"Got Docs?" Segment from GRITtv with Laura Flanders, featuring Crayons and Paper, first aired July 24, 2008. http://blip.tv/grittv/grittv-got-docs-crayons-and-paper-1117772
External links
- Official website
- Crayons and Paper at the Internet Movie Database
- Crayons and Paper at the Documentary Channel http://www.documentarychannel.com/movie.php?currID=8525
Categories:- 2009 films
- American films
- English-language films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about human rights
- Darfur conflict
- Sri Lankan Civil War
- Children in war
- 2000s documentary films
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