The Yellow Bird

Directed by Tom Schroeder · 2008

A young man fleeing the WWI draft works on a Montana cattle ranch until an accidental gunshot forces a desperate horse-cart journey toward Havre.

A haunting animated frontier odyssey across the Montana plains, crafted by indie animator Tom Schroeder.

A young man flees the draft for World War I and finds a job on a cattle ranch in eastern Montana. He accidentally shoots himself and takes a horse drawn cart to try to reach Havre for medical attention.

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