Moonbird (1959)
- Directed by
- John Hubley
- Genre
- animation, family, fantasy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two young brothers sneak out of their house in the middle of the night. They have an adventure trying to catch a magical creature called a Moonbird and bring it home.
whimsicalgentledreamyplayfulnostalgicchildlike wonder
What happens
Moonbird is a 1959 short animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley in which two boys have an adventure in the middle of the night as they sneak out and try to catch a 'Moonbird' and bring it home. The film was animated by Robert Cannon and Ed Smith. It won an Oscar for Best Short Subjects (Cartoons) at the 32nd Academy Awards, in 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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