Kiwi

Kiwi! is an animated short made for creator Dony Permedi's master's thesis in animation. It tells the story of a very determined kiwi bird who works to accomplish his dream. At only two minutes and thirty seconds long, it might have the shortest "start-to-Tearjerk" ratio of any cartoon around.

Watch it on Youtube here. Bring tissues.

This animated short provides examples of:

 * Armless Biped: Well, it is about a Kiwi. He seems to be able to do most things he wants, but obviously not everything...
 * Bittersweet Ending: He gets what he wants in the end, but at a pretty steep cost.
 * The Determinator: The Kiwi, definitely.
 * Downer Ending:
 * Goggles Do Nothing: They certainly don't stop the tears...
 * Hammerspace: From whence he pulls an actual hammer, plus some nails.
 * Mood Motif: Very effective. A tuba plays for the kiwi's first appearance.
 * Single Tear
 * Tear Jerker: