Submission 8,559

Kiwi!

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About

"Kiwi!" is a 2006 CGI animated short film created by New York-based artist Dony Permedi^[1] and scored by Permedi's high school friend Tim Cassell that depicts a flightless kiwi bird's attempt at flight. Since the film was uploaded in mid 2006 the video has been viewed millions of times and has received a sizeable fanbase online whose members have created their own endings to to the film.

Origin

On June 27, 2006, then New York City School of Visual Arts student Dony Permedi (under his username Madyeti47) uploaded the short film to YouTube, stating in the video description that it was his Master's Thesis animation.^[2] As of June 20, 2016 the video has been viewed over 40 million times.

Spread

On December 20, 2006 YouTube user Blueinferno Disco uploaded a video that paired Kiwi! with the 1982 song "Mad World" by English rock group Tears for Fears.^[3] As of June 20, 2016 this version has received over 5.6 million views. After the video won "Most Adorable" in YouTube's first ever video awards, it was mentioned by several media outlets.^[4]^[5]^[6]