''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

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in February 2009 and was broadcast on DOC: The Documentary Channel until it changed formats. The film was produced, directed and edited by

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. The soundtrack was composed by

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and

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References

Callahan, Kevin, "A Gift to us at Noon on this Christmas Day," The Currier-Post Online, December 25, 2008.

DeCastro, Lavinia, "Film Depicts Horrors Kids Live Through in Darfur," The Courier-Post of South New Jersey, June 28, 2009

"Got Docs?" Segment from GRITtv with Laura Flanders, featuring ''Crayons and Paper'', first aired July 24, 2008

External links

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''Crayons and Paper'' at the Documentary Channel
2009 films American short documentary films Documentary films about human rights Documentary films about the War in Darfur Documentary films about the Sri Lankan Civil War Documentary films about children in war Children's arts organizations 2009 short documentary films Art therapy 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{war-documentary-film-stub