Award-winning Irish film 'Fear of Flying' free online

Imagine being a bird who's scared to go south for the winter. That's the set-up behind the award-winning Fear of Flying.

Imagine being a bird who's scared of flying. That's the set-up behind the award-winning Fear of Flying.

The animated short won the Galway Film Fleadh, as well as awards in LA, Glasgow, Chicago, and more. Now, Creator Conor Finnegan's popped it up online for everyone to see.

Definitely worth nine minutes of your time.

Here's the impressive part: that's not all computer-generated. It was mostly shot with real puppets, and the finer details were filled in later with a little high-tech wizardry.

Awesome stuff.