''Chirpy'' is a 2001 adult animated short film by director John Goras, winner of Best Animation at the 2002
New York Underground Film Festival
The New York Underground Film Festival was an annual event that occurred each March at Anthology Film Archives in New York City from 1994 through 2008. It was founded by filmmakers Todd Phillips (''Road Trip (2000 film), Road Trip'', ''Old School ...
.
After showings in
Germany
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and the
UK, Chirpy was
banned
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in
London
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by ruling of the
Westminster Council in 2002.
A sequel called ''Chirpy Returns'' was released in the summer of 2007.
Plot
Described by the director as his statement on modern
pornography
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, the film follows the misadventures of a small yellow bird, which include the adult themes of
hallucinogenic
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drugs and sexual intercourse with a brown horse.
Production
The Film was animated using
acetate
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, paper and
16mm
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film.
Reception
Animator
Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Award–nominated animated short '' Your Face'' and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting ...
has described the film as "one of the sickest animated films ever made".
April 7, 2010 - Scribble Junkies Animation Blog
retrieved 2 December 2010
References
External links
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2001 animated short films
2002 controversies
American adult animated films
American animated short films
Animal pornography
Films about hallucinogens
Films about pornography
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