Fun and colorful animation. Cool. Ya dig? Great for the age group indicated, but adults willl love this as well with the references to beatniks!
Silver Award, KIDS FIRST! Best 2009. Beatless Nick is a 1950s UPA style animated short about a little beatnik with no sense of rhythm. Nick searches for his cool so he can fit in with the other Beats. In a basement jazz club, Nick tries to impress his friends by performing poetry, jazz, and even interpretive dance. But, his attempts do nothing but empty the club. Just when Nick is about to give up and move to Squaresville, he accidentally discovers a talent for scatting. The Beats love it and Nick finds his cool in his own beatless way. He may stick out like a sore thumb, but that's because Nick always marches to the beat of his own drum. Selected for 2007 Chicago International Children's Film Festival; 2008 Sarasota Film Festival Kids Fest; 2008 BAMKids Film Festival, Brooklyn; 2007 Aza Digital Cinema Festival, Greece.
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