"Owl and Mouse"
Season 3 Episode 14 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
A curmudgeonly owl must fight his nature when he has to watch over a mouse for a night.
In this wry tale that celebrates the art of stop-motion animation, a curmudgeonly owl must fight his nature when he has to watch over a young mouse for a night. A short film by Emma J. Noble. Made at NYU.
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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.
"Owl and Mouse"
Season 3 Episode 14 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
In this wry tale that celebrates the art of stop-motion animation, a curmudgeonly owl must fight his nature when he has to watch over a young mouse for a night. A short film by Emma J. Noble. Made at NYU.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ DRAMATIC PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ] [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] [ MUSIC STOPS ] [ MUSIC RESUMES ] [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] [ MUSIC STOPS ] [ RAIN PATTERING ] Owl: CAN I HELP YOU?
Mouse: WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I WAITED HERE UNTIL IT STOPS RAINING?
Owl: YEAH, YOU CAN STAY ON THE PORCH.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ] [ ELECTRICITY ZAPS ] Mouse: [ GASPS ] [ THUNDER RUMBLES, DOOR OPENS ] HMM?
[ DOOR CLOSES ] Owl: YOU KNOW OWLS EAT MICE, RIGHT?
Mouse: YOU HAVE A REALLY GREAT HOUSE.
Owl: THANK YOU.
Mouse: THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIANO.
WE'VE GOT ONE AT SCHOOL, BUT IT'S FULL OF SPIDERS.
Owl: WHAT?
Mouse: IT'S GROSS.
Owl: OKAY.
YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT.
LET ME FIND YOU A BOOK TO READ.
UHHH... NOPE.
NO BOOKS.
JUST HANG OUT THERE.
[ STOMACH RUMBLES ] IS THAT ME?
Mouse: SORRY.
I HAVEN'T EATEN.
Owl: LET'S GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.
HMM.
Mouse: [ GRUNTS ] Owl: HMM.
HERE WE GO.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ] I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FOOD.
SORRY.
Mouse: THIS IS FINE.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU LIVE HERE ALL ALONE?
Owl: I DO.
Mouse: DO YOU EVER GET SAD?
Owl: I'LL GET IT.
YOU CAN WASH UP IN THE BATHROOM.
[ UP-TEMPO PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ] [ STOMACH GRUMBLES ] [ MUSIC CONTINUES ] Mouse: SOUNDS LIKE THE RAIN STOPPED.
I'D BETTER GO HOME.
MAYBE I CAN COME BACK HERE SOMETIME.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ] [ UP-TEMPO PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ] </P> </SYNC> </Body>
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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.