''One by One'' is a traditionally animated short film directed by Pixote Hunt and released by

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on August 31, 2004, as an extra feature on the DVD release of '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' Special Edition. The short was intended to be one of the segments for the proposed but never completed ''

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''.

Plot

The film shows a story of children from a

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n town flying

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s down a hill after one boy is inspired by a colourful feather floating from the sky. The children find materials from places all over the town and produce equally colourful kites. After a walk, they fly the kites and release them into the sky for the ending of the film.

Production

The short film takes its title and inspiration from ''One by One'', a "freedom song" written and performed by

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for ''

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''. Although the song was cut from the final film, it did make it into the Disney Theatrical adaptation, before being used on this short.

Credits

*Directed by Pixote Hunt *Co-Directed by David A. Bossert *Executive Producer: Roy Edward Disney *Producer: Don Hahn *Co-Producer: Baker Bloodworth *Associate Producer:

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*Art Direction: Mike Humphries *Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by

*Lead Vocal Performance by

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* 2000s Disney animated short films 2004 animated films 2004 films Animated films without speech Films set in South Africa Films produced by Don Hahn Films directed by Pixote Hunt Fantasia (franchise) 2000s English-language films Animated films set in Africa {{2000s-Disney-animation-film-stub

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