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Short film

I'm Waiting for a Chick

1966 · 16 min

A gentle, whimsical little fable that unfolds at a sleepy pace, charming with its handmade stop-motion craft and soft humor.

Directed by
Nikolay Serebryakov
Genres
Animation, Family
Overview
According to the tale of Dr. Suess. Noticing an egg thrown by a frivolous mother, the elephant sat it.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Nikolay Serebryakov
Genres
Animation, Family
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • found family
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism2
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Nikolay Serebryakov
Written by
Arkadiy Snesarev
Music
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Runtime
16 min
Country
Soviet Union

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