This 6 1/2 minute short is what started it all for Shadedbox back in 2001. This short animated film screened in over 50 international film festivals and garnered over 2 dozen awards including a screening at the Kodak Emerging Filmmaker showcase at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

2002 Awards
Dances With Films – Best Dramatic Short (1st place)
Kalamazoo Int. Animation Film Festival – Director’s Choice Award
Heartland Film Festival – Jimmy Stewart Memorial Crystal Heart Award
Marco Island Film Festival – First Place College Award
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival – First Place Animation Division
Columbus International Film and Video Festival – First Place Animation Division
Rhode Island International Film Festival / KidsEye Film Festival – First Prize Animated Short
London Effects and Animation Festival 2002- LEAF Award Nomination
Savannah Film and Video Festival – Second Place Animation Division
Ohio Independent Film Festival – Off-Hollywood Oscarz Nomination for Innovation
Bradford Animation Festival – BAF Award
Santa Monica Film Festival – First Place Animation

2003 Awards
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation College Television Awards (Student Emmys)- First Place
Angelus Awards – Fuji Film Audience Impact Award
WorldFest – Gold Special Jury Remi Award for Creative Excellence
USA Filmfest – Finalist
Arizona State University Short Film and Video Festival- First Place Audience Award
International Family Film Festival – First Place Student Animation
Reel to Reel Film Festival – First Place Animation (Shelby, NC)
Japan Digital Animation Festival – Finalist
Comgraph(Singapore) – First Place Digital Animation Student