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United States / English · 4 min · 2026

Directed by Dominick Domingo

A postcard from home sends a displaced man on a journey back to childhood, when he nursed an orphaned hatchling to maturity in his home of Ohana, Hawaii.

About the Filmmaker

Dominick Domingo ↗

After graduating with distinction from Art Center College of design in 1991, Dominick Domingo spent eleven years as a Visual Development artist and Background Painter at Disney Feature Animation, on such films as Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Little Match Girl and One By One. In the twenty years since, he’s served as Visual Development generalist, Design Supervisor and Production Designer on both CG and 2D animated films for major studios like Blue Sky, Dreamworks TV, and Nickelodeon. He founded the Entertainment Track at his alma mater, Art Center, where he taught for twenty years, mentoring emerging animation artists that have become pillars in the industry. His award-winning live action films garnered accolades in the festival circuit and original screenplay credits led him to lend his storytelling skills to the literary arena. In the publishing realm, Dominick’s YA fiction, short stories and essays have won awards like the Writer’s Digest and Craft Literary, as well as having been included in collections and anthologies. Dominick’s pursuits all fall under the umbrella of storytelling, the means by which Dominick seeks to contribute to our collective transformation.

Awards & Festivals

Phoenixville Film Festival 2026 Phoenixville, PA September 20, 2026 World Premier Official Selection United States

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