Choo Choo! This isn't any ordinary train, it's created from the imaginations of a group of neurodivergent elementary school children and it's about to blow your mind.
This animated short is about a train line that leaves the station at 2:20. As the train moves along, we watch the various goings on through different windows.
I love the creativity of the animation used in this film - line drawings, claymation, paper drawings, and more. We observe what the students imagine in the train as it leaves the station and rolls down the track. I especially enjoyed the claymation train. But all the trains, the faces in the windows, are interesting and unusual. The background sounds are the sounds of actual trains on the tracks; then some background music shows up around three minutes. It's non narrative and doesn't really have a storyline to it, it's just images and ideas. The film ends at 4;15, but then it keeps going with credits that have the kids' names in interesting graphics and actually that's one of my favorite parts.
The film gives us insight into the minds of a group of elementary school children who show us what they see in the train that leaves at 2:20. I wonder if there is a train near their school that this inspired.
I give The 2:20 Line 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Marilyn S., KIDS FIRST!
Choo Choo! This isn't any ordinary train, it's created from the imaginations of a group of neurodivergent elementary school children and it's about to blow your mind.
This animated short is about a train line that leaves the station at 2:20. As the train moves along, we watch the various goings on through different windows.
I love the creativity of the animation used in this film - line drawings, claymation, paper drawings, and more. We observe what the students imagine in the train as it leaves the station and rolls down the track. I especially enjoyed the claymation train. But all the trains, the faces in the windows, are interesting and unusual. The background sounds are the sounds of actual trains on the tracks; then some background music shows up around three minutes. It's non narrative and doesn't really have a storyline to it, it's just images and ideas. The film ends at 4;15, but then it keeps going with credits that have the kids' names in interesting graphics and actually that's one of my favorite parts.
The film gives us insight into the minds of a group of elementary school children who show us what they see in the train that leaves at 2:20. I wonder if there is a train near their school that this inspired.
I give The 2:20 Line 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Marilyn S., KIDS FIRST!
This animation short is about a train line that leaves the station at 2:20. As the train moves along, we get to see the goings on through various windows. All artists on this project are neurodivergent.
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