Saturday, April 28th - 11:00 am - Oak Street Cinema Enjoy the animated escapades of all kinds of wild, furry, and feathery creatures. A full range of colorful and imaginative animated shorts made by top notch animators from the U.S. and Sweden. Note: Some subtitles. Films are in English or in Swedish (with subtitles); total viewing time - 64 Minutes.

Listed in order of showing:

Top Tips for the Fluffiest Chicken

Director: Zoe Allen-Wickler

USA - 4 minutes

An amusing tale made in devotion to chickens by an award-winning eighth grade animator from Sutton's Bay, MI.

Lolly’s Box

Director: Valerie LaPointe

USA - 4 minutes

A girl and her teddy bear fly away to another planet (Zakor) in a cardboard box. An imaginative adventure in claymation.

The Fan and the Flower

Director: Bill Plympton

USA - 7 minutes

An ill-fated and unconsummated romance between a fan and a flower magically creates a fairy tale ending, featuring the voice of Paul Giamatti. A rare short film for younger audiences from Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton.

First Flight

Directors: Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson (Dreamworks)  

USA - 8 minutes

From two Dreamworks animators, First Flight is a charming CGI computer-animated story about  an uptight businessman whose perspective on life is forever changed through an unexpected encounter with a tiny fledgling bird.

Willy and the Wild Rabbit

Directors: Yiva-Li and Lennart  Gustafsson

Sweden - 29 minutes

Willy is a tame rabbit who lives in a cage.   One day he escapes and meets Wild Rabbit who lives in the forest.

Garantia and the Shooting Star

Directors: Rebecka Lierena and Ella Johansson

Sweden - 8 minutes

A small girl and her homemade mermaid doll go on a fantasy quest for a lost necklace. 

The Hoover - A Raisin Film

Director: Johann Hagelbaak

Sweden - 5 minutes

What did your parents look like when they were kids?  Before they became raisins, while they were still grapes ...