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KUKUSCHKA

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Highly recommend this excellent, imaginative animated short. The animation is very well executed. The characters and set quite quirky and the storyline charming. The story follows a bird that is dressed somewhat like a mummy who follows the sun. She lays an egg and immediately starts panicking and tries to pawn the egg off on someone else. Eventually the egg hatches and still she tries to pawn off the baby bird, but to no avail. What is so appealing is that, eventually, the bird becomes quite attached to the baby bird and panics when she can't find it. At last, her bond with the baby bird kicks in and it's very endearing and sweet. I love how the bird learns what it's like to panic when you lose a child and think that kids and families will relate to this story. But, what I really like is the odd characters. They are visually appealing and fun. I recommend it for ages 12 to 18 because younger kids might think the characters are just plain weird. And, I give it 5 out of 5 stars. Reviewed by Kelsey M., KIDS FIRST! Juror.

Kukuschka is a bird, who follows the sun. It seems to her as if she already could touch It, but the Sun is still far away. Suddenly she is not alone anymore, but for two it's even more difficult to keep going so fast. She will reach the Sun, may be tomorrow may be the day after. Best Short Animated Film, Cesate Short Film Fest; Best Animation, Festival Internacional De Cine de Pasto; Special Jury Mention, Festival Internazionale del Cinema Di Frontiera, Special Prize, from Masters, Open Russian Festival of Animation Films