Take 5 with "Pigeon Impossible"

The 7th annual Oxford Film Festival is getting closer every day. Before we kick off another fun-packed festival, we thought we would take five with filmmakers and get to know them just a little better.

Lucas Martell, director of "Pigeon Impossible" shares with us a little bit of history about the animated short film.

The film screens Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. and Saturday, Feb. 6 4:30 p.m. in the Animated Shorts Block.

OFF: In 10 words, describe your movie and why someone should see it.

LM: Spy vs. Pigeon with a high tech nuclear briefcase.

OFF: Biggest lesson learned in getting the film made? Best part in getting the film made?

LM: Story, story, story. All the technical bells and whistles don't mean a thing if the audience doesn't laugh/cry/think, etc...

OFF: Tell us about you. What is your movie making background?

LM: I was a music major and got into VFX by accident. This project started as an excuse to learn 3D animation and took nearly five years to make.

OFF: What’s your dream distribution plan for the film?

LM: I'm pretty much living it. The film has done incredibly well both on the festival circuit and online. I just signed with a distributor and hope to release a DVD soon as well.

OFF: What’s the future hold in store for your film and for you?

LM: Hard to say. Animation is definitely what I love and I'd love to get some larger projects off the ground. We'll just have to cross our fingers and see how things go.