Moonbird

Moonbird (1959)

Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

Date of release
1959-01-29
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (30)
Runtime
10m
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director
John Hubley

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Moonbird is a 1959 short animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley in which two boys have an adventure in the middle of the night as they sneak out and try to catch a 'Moonbird' and bring it home. The film was animated by Robert Cannon and Ed Smith. It won an Oscar for Best Short Subjects (Cartoons) at the 32nd Academy Awards, in 1960.

Production

Moonbird featured the voices of the Hubley's sons, Mark and Ray ("Hampy"). For the Moonbird, the Hubleys secretly recorded the boys sharing an imaginary adventure before going to sleep in the darkness of their room. Their parents afterwards took the tapes and created an animated film to fit their sons' story.

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