I Can't Go To School Today

Name: I Can't Go To School Today
Released: 2016-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Kids & Family · Educational

A series of animated documentaries exploring the experiences of children living with different illnesses and conditions. Using the testimonies of six young people, animations are used to tell their story visually.

2016 · 4m

EPISODE 1

Anaphylaxis

A powerful and beautifully animated documentary using first-person testimony from two children, Ben and Izzie, who both suffer with anaphylactic allergies.
EPISODE 2

Cystic Fibrosis

A powerful and eye opening animated documentary that uses the first-person testimony of Jasper, a 10-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis.
EPISODE 3

HIV+

Melissa explains what HIV is, how she was diagnosed, the medication she takes & the physical effect of the virus. Melissa is scared to tell even her closest friends that she is HIV positive.
EPISODE 4

Leukaemia

Naomi is now in remission; she talks about her diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and recovery. We also hear about her life before and after the diagnosis, discussing the emotional impact of cancer.
EPISODE 5

Epilepsy

A powerful and beautifully animated documentary that uses the first-person testimony of Summer, a 12 year-old living with epilepsy.

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