First Flight (film)

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First Flight
Directed byCameron Hood
Kyle Jefferson
Written byCameron Hood
Kyle Jefferson
Produced byMaryann Garger
Pilar Flynn
StarringJeanine Meyers
Jon Spinogatti
Edited byMarcus Taylor
Music byJames Dooley
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) (with Over the Hedge)[1]
  • January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) (DVD)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

First Flight is a 2006 computer-animated comedy short film produced by DreamWorks Animation. It was written and directed by Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson.

The short debuted on March 12, 2006, at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Theatrically it was released on May 19, 2006, in select New York and Los Angeles theatres, together with the film Over the Hedge.[1]

Premise[edit]

The film tells the story of a fastidiously organized businessman, whose perspective on life is forever changed through an unexpected encounter with a tiny fledgling bird.[1]

Cast[edit]

  • Jeanine Meyers as Bird
  • Jon Spinogatti as Swift/Bus Driver

Home media[edit]

First Flight is a Special Feature on the Madly Madagascar DVD and on the Over the Hedge Blu-ray Disc along with Hammy's Boomerang Adventure, an Over the Hedge short film.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dreamworks Animation Plans a New Animated Short Film to Soar With "Over the Hedge" in NY & LA" (Press release). DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. May 4, 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2006.
  2. ^ "Madly Madagascar (Widescreen)". Walmart. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

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