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Pigeon: Impossible
Pigeon: Impossible · dir. Lucas Martell
USA 2009, 6’
Polish premiere
Is the tale of Walter, arookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. The film took nearly 5 years to complete and is the first attempt at animation by writer/director Lucas Martell.
| Director: | Lucas Martell |
| Screenplay: | Lucas Martell |
| Music: | Christopher Reyman |
| Editing: | Austen Menges |
| Awards: | Najlepsza Animacja Best Animation (Savannah FF); FICCI BAF, Pierwsza Nagroda / First Prize (Rhode Island IFF); Najlepszy Film / Best Film (Palm Springs Shorts Fest); Nagroda Mopti / Mopti Award (KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival) |
Lucas Martell — he is a freelance animator and VFX artist. After graduating from Millikin University with a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Music, he moved to Austin, Texas.
