The Child in Cinema brings together a host of internationally recognised scholars to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the representation of the child in cinema. Individual chapters examine how children appear in non-fiction and non-theatrical films -documentaries, art installations and public information films. It also considers the global reach of cinema featuring children, including films from the former Yugoslavia, Brazil and India, as well as exploring the labour of the child both in front of and behind the camera as actors and filmmakers.