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Chickens Playing Chicken

On a sunny day in beautiful Hawai'i Kai, two naughty roosters play a game of chicken while crossing Kawaihae Street. Cockle-doodle-doo!

  • Yayoi L Winfrey
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    animation, comedy, music video, experimental
  • Runtime:
    52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 3, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai Maharashtra
    India
    December 1, 2020
    Winner of Best Animation Short award
  • 1st Edition of Continental Film Awards

    India
    January 24, 2021
    Winner of Best North American Animation Short award
  • Best Animation Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 30, 2021
    Finalist for Best Micro Animation award
  • Munich Music Video Awards
    Munich
    Germany
    March 31, 2021
    Semi-Finalist for Low Budget Music Video award
  • RedWood Film Festival
    India, Sri Lanka, US, UK
    March 22, 2021
    Official Selection for 1-Minute Short Films award
  • Rome Music Video Awards
    Slovakia, Netherlands, UK, US, India, Singapore
    May 13, 2021
    Semi-Finalist for Low Budget Music Video award
  • OTB | Only The Best Film Awards
    Miami Florida
    United States
    June 25, 2021
    Official Selection for Only The Best Animation Short award
  • 6th International Short Film Festival Pune India 21
    Pune Maharashtra
    India
    November 15, 2021
    Official Selection for Animation Films
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  • Yayoi L Winfrey
Director Biography - Yayoi L Winfrey

Born in postwar Tokyo to a Japanese war bride and an African American soldier, Yayoi L Naito Winfrey has been creating media all her life. First, as an illustrator and graphic designer; then as a screenwriter, fiction writer and journalist; and, now, as a filmmaker. Growing up on three continents by the time she was five years-old gifted her with a strong appreciation for other people's languages and cultures. As a mixed-race person, she has an innate sense of what it's like being 'the other;' and, her long career in arts reflects that special position.

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Director Statement


Storytelling through film engages so many senses. I feel so fortunate that I'm able to combine my love for both visual art and literature to make movies.