A goose raised by woodchucks learns to fly solo — no chosen family montage required.
A baby goose, adopted by birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly.
Direction
Ivanick packs a lifetime of longing into six wordless minutes.
Sound
Laura Dern's narration hits like a lullaby with teeth.
Director
Daniel Ivanick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ivanick made this while at NYU — the lo-fi animation style was budget necessity that became emotional weapon.
Predates Pixar's 'Luca' and 'Turning Red' by decades as quiet queer-coded animal allegory — festival crowds reportedly wept.
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