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The Cat Piano The Cow Who Wanted to be a
9 minutes ■ 2009 ■ Australia
Hamburger
Thursday 6:40p
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Friday 9:40p
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Sunday 3:40p
6 minutes ■ 2010 ■ USA
Thursday 6:40p
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Friday 9:40p
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Sunday 3:40p
Plays in: Animation Shorts (p50)
shorts
Directors: Ari Gibson, Eddie White ■ Producer: Jessica Brentnall ■ Executive Producers: Nick
Plays in: Animation Shorts (p50)
Cave, Hugh Nguyen, Sam White ■ Screenwriter: Eddie White ■ Animators: Benjami Drake,
Ari Gibson, Alex Grigg, Makoto Koji, Brodie McCrossin ■ Editor: Jeremy Hill-Brooks ■
Director/Animator: Bill Plympton ■ Producer: Biljana Labovi ■ Music/Composer: Corey A.
Music/Composer: Benjamin Speed ■ Narrator: Nick Cave ■
catpianofilm.com
Jackson, Nicole Renaud ■
www.plymptoons.com
In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful
A young cow sees a billboard celebrating hamburgers, and goes
siren. When a mysterious dark figure emerges, kidnapping the
off to become a star—breaking his mother’s heart in the process.
town’s singers for his twisted musical plans, the poet must save
Until he gets to the factory. Then our little star becomes a hero.
his muse and put an end to the nefarious tune that threatens to
Directed by Bill Plympton, 2009 AIFF Artistic Achievement
destroy the city. [language, subtitles]
Award recipient.
Ari Gibson, Eddie White
Bill Plympton
Director’s Statement (Eddie White)
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I saw an etching online from the 1700s of an
The idea sprang from a drive through the
actual cat piano. I thought it was really
Oregon countryside I made a few years ago.
twisted and disturbing but also kind of
I noticed a herd of cows grazing on the grass.
funny so I wanted to write a poem based on
One cow was particularly intent on some se-
that image. Ari Gibson
rious grazing. It was like he actually wanted
to make himself the perfect steak or the perfect
I was really inspired by Japanese animation.
hamburger. Voila! I had the idea for my next short film.
Ari is inspired by comics like Batman with
that Dark Gotham city kind of look. When
Selected Filmography: The Fan and the Flower (2007 AIFF), Guard Dog (2009 AIFF),
you get two people’s artistic influences
Guide Dog (2009 AIFF), Horn Dog (2010 AIFF), Idiots and Angels (2009 AIFF), Shuteye
drawn together you can create something
Hotel (2008 AIFF), Your Face (2009 AIFF)
that looks different and unique.
Filmography: Gibson: Directorial Debut; White: Carnivore
Reflux, Errorism: A Comedy of Terrors, Fritz Gets Rich,
Sweet & Sour
Eddie White
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