Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Heritage, Health Canada, Société Radio-Canada and Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG., (Germany). Technical note:.Animated drawings.

Director, Francine Desbiens ; script, Francine Desbiens ; animation, Francine Desbiens ; producer, Thérèse Descary ; animation camera, Raymond Dumas ; editing, Camille Laperrière ; sound editing, Francine Poirier ; re-recording, Shelley Craig ; music, Robert M. Lepage.

Recorded 1995.

A little deaf girl who plays against an arrogant boy in a chess tournament is unaffected by his scorn but responds warmly to the attentions of a young poet. Based on article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates disabled children's right to enjoy a full and decent life. A film without words.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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, 1997

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).