Kiwi!

From http://www.isfat.com/happyjunk/kiwi.php: "Kiwi!" is an animation about a Kiwi - a type of bird that cannot fly, who spends its whole life working towards achieving his dream. The kiwi strived to create the illusion that it was flying over a forest as it soared down through the sky from the top of a cliff. Thus, the kiwi spent what must have been its whole life nailing trees to the side of a cliff. All this, to fulfill its one dream of flying, even though it was technically unable to. There are several powerful messages behind Kiwi, but mainly, it makes you think: no matter how absurd and seemingly out of reach your dreams are, what's stopping you from achieving them? Kiwi's had a huge online success, with currently over 1.75 million views and 9000 comments on the online video site 'YouTube' in approximately just 3 days. The animation has been recently featured on YouTube and currently ranks in at the #1 favorited video in the arts and animation category of all time. As I'm sure you'll agree, "Kiwi!" is an inspiration to us all.

My own words now: This was also shown to me by the same friend who showed me the Elite Beat Agents scene. The kiwi strived throughout the video to make circumstances where he could do something that he normally wouldn't have been able to do. Relating this to the essential questions, because of the person (or bird...) it was and the qualities the kiwi had; being strong willed, determined, and persevering; it became something that seemed to be an impossibility. Who we are will effect who we will be. I also thought this was a great example of someone who expressed themselves well, not with language, but with the emotions and actions the kiwi displayed in the video. (This very vaguely is linked to the essential questions...)