Synopsis:
A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.
- Director:
- Conor Finnegan
- Year:
- 2012
- Country:
- Ireland
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, 2D Animation, 3D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Brunella Cocchiglia
- Animators:
- Keiko Brodeur, Warren Dowling, Conor Finnegan, Renate Henschke, Peter Murray, Rosie Pender, Brooke Weeber
- Script writer:
- Conor Finnegan
- Music composers:
- Tobias Norberg, Gavin Little, Mats Valentin
- Sound designers:
- Joe Mc Hugh, Gavin Little
- Editor:
- Conor Finnegan
- Production:
- Lovely production
- Distribution:
- Lovely production
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tag:
- Animals
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Language:
- English
- Festival selections:
- Tribeca Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh
- Awards:
- Best Animation / 2012/ Galway Film Fleadh, Best Animation/ 2012/ LA Shorts Fest
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