First Flight

First Flight
Cinematography
Directed by	Cameron Hood Kyle Jefferson
Produced by	Maryann Garger Pilar Flynn
Music by	James Dooley
Editing by	Marcus Taylor
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 19, 2006 (With Over the Hedge) January 29, 2013 (DVD)
Running time	7min
Language	English
Chronology
Preceded by	A Christmas Caper
Followed by	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

First Flight is a 2006 computer animated short film produced by DreamWorks Animation. It was written and directed by Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson. The short was accompanied with DreamWorks Animation's Over the Hedge in theaters.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of a fastidiously organized businessman, whose perspective on life is forever changed through an unexpected encounter with a tiny fledgling bird.

Voice Cast

• Jeanine Meyers as Bird
• Jon Spinogatti as Swift/Bus Driver

Trivia

• The second DreamWorks Animation's theatrical short film, after The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper.
• The first Universal Animation Studios theatrical short film.
• This is the only DreamWorks Animation's theatrical short distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Home media

First Flight is a Special Feature on the Madly Madagascar DVD and on the Over the Hedge Blu-ray Disc along with Hammy's Boomerang Adventure, an Over the Hedge short film.

External links

• First Flight on Wikipedia
• First Flight on IMDb

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