<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> First Flight is a 2006 computer - animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation . It was written and directed by Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson . </P> <P> The short debuted on March 12, 2006, at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas . Theatrically it was released on May 19, 2006, in select New York and Los Angeles theatres, together with the film Over the Hedge . </P> <P> The film tells the story of a fastidiously organized businessman, whose perspective on life is forever changed through an unexpected encounter with a tiny fledgling bird . </P>

Dreamworks animation's first flight (short film)