A miniature stop-motion classic with a wicked little bite, as hungry Arctic seals croon through vintage cheer while the sea beneath them tells a much darker story.
Film Details
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Running time: 4 minutes
Language: English
Rating: U
Distributor: Wonky Films
Screened at LandxSea
LandxSea Film Festival 2026
13 September 2026 · Montrose Playhouse
Special guests: Directors Miki Cash and Tom Gasek
About the Filmmakers
Tom Gasek
Tom Gasek is Professor Emeritus at RIT, where he taught in the School of Film and Animation for 19 years, following 26 years as a professional director and animator with credits including Aardman's The Wrong Trousers and Chicken Run, and Laika's Coraline. He ran several studios of his own, including San Francisco's award-winning Sculptoons. A Fulbright Specialist, Gasek wrote the only book on "non-puppet stop motion" for Focal Press and recently completed his third independent film, 4@60 (including ROCKS), using the technique.
Miki Cash
With over twenty years in animation, Michael Cash has freelanced across the US, France, Spain and Denmark, and worked at Aardman Animations, animating on Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, commercials and short films. In 2007 he co-founded illustration and animation studio WÖNKY, where he oversees the animation and design teams and directs the majority of its commercial and broadcast work.