About Ana

• 66% of war casualties are children.

• 2,000 children are killed or injured in war every day.

• It is estimated that over 300,000 children are fighting in active combat. This represents 10% of all combatants fighting in wars around the world.

Several organizations are in place helping to change the lives of child soldiers and war-affected children including but not limited to RIGHT TO PLAY, WARCHILD, AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE, and INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS.

Public awareness is essential for organizations like these to continue the important work of stabilizing the lives of children who will one day become the adult population.

To that end, we are producing a short film titled “Ana’s Playground”. The film is an allegory about the moment a child is forced to choose between ideology and humanity while living and playing in a dangerous war environment.

Production was recently completed and made possible entirely through charitable donations.

Upon completion of post-production, the producers are offering the film as a fundraising and publicity tool to non-governmental organizations working to improve the lives of children. The film’s promotional materials and screening events will made available to provide exposure opportunities for these groups.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT: The filmmakers intend to make an Oscar-worthy short film that reaches the largest audience possible, whose purpose it is to raise awareness about war-affected children and the organizations that work to make their lives better.

These organizations include, but are not limited to:

• OPPORTUNITAS AEQUA
• WAR CHILD
• RIGHT TO PLAY
• INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
• THE COALITION TO STOP THE USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS

“Ana’s Playground” won the 2006 BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival.
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“It would be enough if this {script} only sensitized viewers to the punishing reality of violence that children and youth regularly confront throughout the world . . . but Ana’s Playground expertly and movingly does much more: It instructs on their courage and resourcefulness, strengths that are poised to be used elsewhere in their lives - and will be by those fortunate enough to survive the senseless catastrophe of war.”

Brian K. Barber
Director, Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence
The University of Tennessee