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Original Title:
Birdhouse
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 8
Written, Animated, and Directed by Rich Zim ( the artist formerly known as "Richard C. Zimmerman" ) at Skellington Studios in between the productions of The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. This seven minute stop motion film tells the story of Pablo, on the day a mysterious package shows up at his door. Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival and winner of awards at Sundance, San Fransisco International and Chicago Film Festival, among several others.
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Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.