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Hopscotch is universal. Girls around the world trace squares on the ground, then hop through them, trying hard to reach the end. Girls share other interests too; they all like to talk about school, what they want to be when they grow up, who they will marry, how many children they will have, their hopes for a better life for themselves and their family.

But all too often, through poverty, perversion, spite, ignorance or superstition, adults shatter these dreams by denying girls the right to an education, entering them into forced labour, subjecting them to mutilation, sexual abuse and other injustices.

Soni, Kamlesh, Mou, Yui, Dalal, Esmeralda, Fatou, Adiaratou, Safi and Maude range in age from 8 to 14. Some are frail, some strong; all are beautiful. Whether they live in India, Thailand, Yemen, Peru, Burkina Faso or Haiti, they all speak of having much of their childhood stolen from them. Because they are girls. With subtitles.

1999, 52 min 01 s

Des marelles et des petites filles...

Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Social Issues
International Film and Video Festival
October 25 to 27 2000, Columbus - USA

Gemeaux Award for Best Documentary
Prix Gémeaux
October 15 2000, Montréal - Canada

Gemeaux Award for Best Editing of a Documentary (Natacha Dufaux)
Prix Gémeaux
October 15 2000, Montréal - Canada

Gemeaux Award for Best Research (Marquise Lepage)
Prix Gémeaux
October 15 2000, Montréal - Canada

Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Documentary Social
Yorkton Film Festival
May 11 to 14 2000, Yorkton - Canada

Grand Prix du Jury - Communications et Société - le Prix 2000 est une gravure portant le titre Cher ami de François Vincent.
Prix 2000 "Communications et Société"
May 4 2000, Montréal - Canada

Prix de l'État du Valais - with a cash prize of 4,000Fr
Festival Médias Nord-Sud
April 10 to 14 2000, Geneva - Switzerland

Jeunesse Award given by the City of Geneve - with a cash prize of 2,000Fr
Festival Médias Nord-Sud
April 10 to 14 2000, Geneva - Switzerland

1st Honorable Mention
Women Film Festival "La Mo-Viola"
March 7 to 12 2000, Torino - Italy