Dougal is a nervous little bird with an overwhelming dread for an activity he’s supposed to instinctively enjoy: he’s afraid to fly. A charming short film written and directed by follows Dougal as he hunkers down in the north for the winter. Throughout his journey, the anxious creature faces a multitude of obstacles, from a blustery trudge through a snowstorm to the threat of a thieving squirrel, before finally deciding to join his friends down south.
Seamlessly combining live-action puppetry and stop-motion techniques, “” is a collaborative project—Finnegan details the entire process in an interview with —that involved Fallover Bros and crafting the flock of wide-eyed avians and a larger team of 14 or 15 creatives aiding in production.
Watch more of Finnegan’s light-hearted animations, which include one detailing between Rock, Paper, and Scissors and another about a dutiful character named , on .







