This is a Genocide (2026)

This Is a Genocide is a very short animated film in which a child explains the meaning of genocide. Rather than using a feature-length documentary structure, Bahij Jaroudi reduces the subject to a brief, direct statement delivered through animation.

The film comes from a Canadian-Lebanese creative context and uses 2D computer animation to make a difficult historical and humanitarian subject accessible through a child's perspective. Its extremely short running time makes every image and line part of a tightly compressed visual argument.

• Directed, written, and animated by Bahij Jaroudi.
• Runtime is approximately two minutes.
• Produced between Canada and Lebanon.
• The film was selected for the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2026.
• Music is credited to Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti.