1. @NomalGuy369 Kiwis can't fly, and it was apparently his dream to do so. So he was trying to pretend he was flying, even if it killed him.
2. can someone tell me why the kiwi was pinning trees?
3. Oh he dead.
4. Disney/Pixar. Always sending Onion cutting ninjas in my house.
5. awwwe please tell me he didnt die
6. omg lil stubby wings were so cute ;o
7. @Chyunie Of course he achieved his dream! :D and secound he didnt die, because down stairs is a big lake and a trampolin :)
8. Poor Kiwi :( <3
9. Wait did the little guy die or live!! *~*
10. it has always amazed me that in the right hands a 2 and a half minute film can break your heart but Hollywood with 1,000,000s of dollars and two hours fail all the time. f@cking transformers.
11. 深いですね・・
12. Lets see if I can watch this without crying yet... nope.
13. @Lightninstrike1 Birds are much lighter than humans. That's why they can fly. If a bird did that it probably wouldnt get its foot ripped off. I assumed that Kiwi was a flightless bird, like a dodo or something.
14. Kyuu~! Kwee~!
15. THE KIWI!!!! AAAAHHHHH <=,( so sad but happy he lived his dream
16. Hi I'm a student currently studying Animation at university, I have a few short animations that I have created and would extremely appreciate if anyone would take a minute view them :) Please subscribe as I will be adding more animations as they are done. Give some constructive comments and let me know what you think. Thank you.
17. @AgentxxBuckwald imagine if u tied a rope to your foot and jumped off a building it dosn't work that way lol your foot will get ripped off then you will fall to the ground
18. This is so awesome...Screw everything just to live your dream for a few seconds.. Sir/Madam, I salute you, this was awesome.
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20. With the song "Mad world" is more better..
21. Why didnt he just tie himself to the rope? then he could fly whenever he wanted and wouldnt die.
22. I think the "thump" is a parachute deploying :)
23. which animation program did you use? or was it these Maya?
24. @aHappyElmo what you don't have may kill you?

Kiwi!

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My Master's Thesis Animation, which I completed while I was at The School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art, in New York City. Created using Maya, After Effects, and rigged using The Setup Machine by Anzovin studios. If you would like to download there is a small version at my website: www.donysanimation.com The music is orginal and is by Tim Cassell, someone I went to highschool with. The music is available here: http://donysanimation.com/01KiwiThemeA.mp3 http://donysanimation.com/02KiwiThemeB.mp3 Alot of people have been emailing me asking a whole lot of questions. Maybe you can find some answers here: http://www.isfat.com/happyjunk/kiwi.php Everyone thank you so much for your compliments and kind words! http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz Rate Kiwi! on IMDB! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051713/
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