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Kiwi! (2006)

Kiwi! poster
Directed by
Dony Permedi
Genre
independent film
Country
United States
Runtime
3 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 205 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small kiwi bird tries to fly by nailing trees to a cliff. It uses the trees to jump into the air and flap its wings before falling.

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What happens

Kiwi! is a 2006 computer-generated animation short film created by Dony Permedi as his Master's Thesis project at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The music was composed and performed by Tim Cassell. The short gained widespread popularity online after being uploaded to YouTube, becoming a notable Internet phenomenon. Unofficial versions of the film have been paired with the song "Mad World" by Gary Jules, and have circulated widely as viral videos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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