DreamWorks Animation is offering an early Christmas present by putting its first two short films — which have also made the 91st Academy Awards shortlist for nomination — online. Now on YouTube to watch for free, Bird Karma and Bilby have been making a splash in theaters and at festival screenings since premiering at Annecy in June.
Directed by William Salazar and produced by Jeff Hermann, the beautifully artistic 2D short film Bird Karma tells a delightfully lyrical and fully unexpected tale of a long-legged bird’s journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
Bilby is directed by Liron Topaz, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans; produced by Jeff Hermann and Kelly Cooney Cilella.Threatened daily by the deadly residents and harsh environment of Australia’s Outback, a lonesome Bilby finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless (and quite adorable) baby bird.
