A Good Boy Synopsis

"A Good Boy" is a powerful depiction of the crime of paedophilia. It is a tale about how a young street kid named, Jason, is entrapped by Bob, a paedophile.  He befriends Jason and his family with money and gifts.  He gains their trust and invites Jason on a little "business trip" where he abuses him. Out of deep obligation to provide for his family, Jason keeps the abuse a secret until one day, Raffy, a street educator, helps him.

Written and directed by, Monica D. Ray

Produced by Stairway Foundation

Animation by Dog n' Bon

Post Production by Wild Fire and Katrina Nyholm

Translations by International School Manila and Euro-Campus

Languages:  English, Tagalog, Spanish, Khmer, Thai and French

Running time:  18 mins.

 

 

An Innovative Tool for Teaching Personal Safety

"A Good Boy" was adapted into an animated film from a short story found in the collection of short stories called "Black Angels, Street Children Realities," by Monica D. Ray.  Used extensively in our Personal Safety workshops, "A Good Boy" has proven an innovative and invaluable tool for children and young people to open up and to discuss the issue of sexual abuse. As young people watch and listen, discuss and tell their stories, they learn to connect to themselves, to each other, and to the world of ideas, to cultivate the imagination, to heighten social awareness by exploring the conflicts depicted with simplicity and wisdom.

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