Short film

Backyard Sports: The Animated Special

2026 · 11 min

A bright, silly, fast-paced cartoon caper that feels like a Saturday-morning adventure with friends.

Overview: It’s Opening Day at Steele Stadium. But team superstar Stephanie ‘Bubbles’ Morgan is in crisis. She’s lost her gotta-have-it, never-play-without-it lucky bubble gum! With just 30 minutes until game time, the Backyard kids embark on a wild mission to track it down and save their season.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, survival, identity, found family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
identity
found family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none