Taking Flight

Taking Flight

6 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family | Sept. 18, 2015

Taking Flight is a short film inspired by the life and heritage of Antonio Pasin, inventor of the Radio Flyer wagon. In this fictional tribute to Pasin's legacy, what begins as a small boy's over-scheduled, over supervised, boring day with Grandpa turns into a larger-than-life journey, narrowly escaping wild monkeys and battling aliens to save the universe. Through the power of imagination and epic adventure, a boy learns to be a kid, a father learns to be a dad, a grandpa reminds all of us what childhood is all about.

Taking Flight

6 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family | Sept. 18, 2015

Taking Flight
Taking Flight is a short film inspired by the life and heritage of Antonio Pasin, inventor of the Radio Flyer wagon. In this fictional tribute to Pasin's legacy, what begins as a small boy's over-scheduled, over supervised, boring day with Grandpa turns into a larger-than-life journey, narrowly escaping wild monkeys and battling aliens to save the universe. Through the power of imagination and epic adventure, a boy learns to be a kid, a father learns to be a dad, a grandpa reminds all of us what childhood is all about.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Moonbot Studios
Original title Taking Flight
Directors Brandon Oldenburg
Writers Angie Sun, Jacob Wyatt, Limbert Fabian, Brandon Oldenburg

Cast

Asher Blinkoff

as Tony (voice)

Kevin Rahm

as Dad (voice)

Ray Wise

as Nonno (voice)