Windy Day (1968)

John & Faith Hubley combined animation with the voices of their preschool daughters (Georgia & Emily) to make this Oscar nominated short film
Similar in concept to their earlier work "Moonbird" and later film "Cockaboody".

• Category

  Film & Animation

[MarkusHomer]

Who was John Hubley?

Or Faith Hubley?

O__o

[mcover1]

As you might suspect, they were animators.

Google "hubley", the PBS "Independent Spirits" links for John & Faith are very good.

You may also want to check out the Emily Hubley & Georgia Hubley Google links as well (their daughters who were featured in Windy Day & Cockaboody) The Hubley independent spirit is still alive.

[wrecksashlock]

I went to graduate school specifically to study with John Hubley in 1976. He had just returned from England where he had been the original director for Watership Down. Right after I arrived in the east Everybody Rides the Carousel debuted on TV.

I was asked to help with voice casting for the Doonsberry special.

Soon it was announced he was in the hospital for a check up. I made him a get well soon card and gave a copy of The Golden Key. A day later he was dead. I was in shock and disoriented.

[CartoonFan56]

This is a picture perfect film. Such beautiful animation that truly helps to bring these kids to life. What I love is that these are real kids doing what actual kids do. Beautiful.

[pecosRoy]

children aren't as stupid as many imagine them to be.

[maidenrulz1]

The Hubleys did a lot of animation for Sesame Street and the Electric Company back in the day. I always liked their work. There was one animation that I think may have been done by them ( from Sesame Street) where a strong wind blows around a farm and wrecks it and at the end the farmer said "Wow! What a wild wind!" (I think it was about W words). Anyone remember that? Or know if it was done by the Hubleys?

[dvdprkr]

you can hear georgia's musicality already at the six minute mark!

[Nikitaliskov]

Magic! Чудо!

[blacknekoking]

This is so innocent T^T and my friend T likes this alot.....and well its cute

[Sharavis]

Really sincere and beautiful.

[brandon429]

Any parent that has raised a baby girl and been through the recorder phase should be overpowered by this video to the point of needing counseling its so accurate. its like hearing your own child or children in your ears live, stuff you should have recorded.

[SamECircle]

If you're willing to shell out about $100 you can get "art and jazz in animation", a DVD filled to the brim with Hubley stuff including of men and demons.

[FQuezo]

Wow. Beautiful. I'm not acquainted with John Hubley's work. Actually, I looked for this because of Georgia Hubley (now drummer of Yo La Tengo); but this kinda surprise me. It's gorgeous.