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Bird Karma

2018 · 5 min

A wordless, music-driven little fable that charms you with colour and rhythm, then turns quietly grim in its final beat.

Directed by
William Salazar
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Overview
A 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.

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Directed by
William Salazar
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • greed
  • fate
  • morality
  • death
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, family
Directed by
William Salazar
Written by
William Salazar
Runtime
5 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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