Christopher Changes His Name

Directed by Cilia Sawadogo

Canada, 2000 (animation / children's, 7 minutes, colour, English)

Also known as "Christopher change de nom"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]

Film 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 could stick with it... or maybe not! Christopher Changes His Name is part of the NFB's Talespinners collection. Created for children aged five to nine, Talespinners uses vibrant animation to bring popular stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by:	Tamara Lynch, David Verrall, Isobel Marks
Narrator:	Maka Kotto
Animation:	Cilia Sawadogo
Film Editing:	Phyllis Lewis
Music:	Chris Crilly
Production Company:	National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

(sources)

Web Sites about Christopher Changes His Name

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Christopher Changes His Name." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=33469.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- Christopher change de nom." Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=51270. [in French]