Summary: Funded, in part, by UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and the International Red Cross, How Are The Kids? Is a collection of six short films that illustrate the dramatic situations of children who are not receiving their fundamental rights. Chicago’s Facets Multimedia showcased the U.S. premier of the film in December 1993; as the program notes stated: "This marks the first time that filmmakers from six regions of the world have been involved with a program on a specific social, economic or political theme….Each short film is based upon a single theme/right, and the titles mostly refer to the names of the child actors."

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Contributing countries: Philippines, USSR, Niger, Colombia, France, Switzerland, and the United States.

Written and Directed by Jerry Lewis (United States, running time 8 minutes)