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OLIVIA AND THE KINGDOM OF WINGED THINGS

I love this film! So empowering and cheerful. Just what young people need today.

The animated short follows a young girl whose confidence is tested after being bullied by other girls in her class. After a visit with her grandmother, she has a dream that empowers her to believe in herself and scores the role in her school play she was hoping to get. The end is a bit odd, as she gets a call telling her that her mom is in the hospital. I guess this is the lead in to the next story but it feels odd since we weren't aware of that until we saw the ending.

I love the 2D animation. It's bright and colorful and perfect for the target audience. The bullying is typical of what kids are dealing with today and the way it's handled, with help from the girl's grandmother and her dream, are perfect. The narrator's voice is strong and adds a lot to the story; the voice actors that play the girl, the grandmother and the butterflies are also appropriate. The plot develops well, with the exception of the threatening call at the end, which threw me for a loop. As formerly mentioned, it seems to be the lead in to a subsequent story, but we had no indication that this was part of a series.

The film's message is about believing in yourself.

I give Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

I love this film! So empowering and cheerful. Just what young people need today.

The animated short follows a young girl whose confidence is tested after being bullied by other girls in her class. After a visit with her grandmother, she has a dream that empowers her to believe in herself and scores the role in her school play she was hoping to get. The end is a bit odd, as she gets a call telling her that her mom is in the hospital. I guess this is the lead in to the next story but it feels odd since we weren't aware of that until we saw the ending.

I love the 2D animation. It's bright and colorful and perfect for the target audience. The bullying is typical of what kids are dealing with today and the way it's handled, with help from the girl's grandmother and her dream, are perfect. The narrator's voice is strong and adds a lot to the story; the voice actors that play the girl, the grandmother and the butterflies are also appropriate. The plot develops well, with the exception of the threatening call at the end, which threw me for a loop. As formerly mentioned, it seems to be the lead in to a subsequent story, but we had no indication that this was part of a series.

The film's message is about believing in yourself.

I give Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

"Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things" is a short film about a shy, imaginative little girl named Olivia Catherine Amanda Mae Brown (named after just about every woman in her family) who more than anything wants to be a butterfly in her school play, 'The Backyard Ballet.' Olivia's classmates tease and bully her into believing she's too big to dance. After spending time with her grandmother, she enters a magical dream later that night, where she learns to start believing in herself instead of listening to the taunting words of others. But just as Olivia finds her own unique wings, she discovers that this is just the beginning of her journey. What will she do? And who will she believe? "Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things" is an uplifting story about overcoming fear, family secrets and the power of kindness.