Robota

Robota is an award-winning 2005 drama brickfilm by Marc Beurteaux. It follows the story of a broken robot trying to survive in a robot world. It features large brick-built puppets made from a mixture of LEGO and Mega-Bloks.

Plot
In a futuristic world of robots, a robot with a built-in wheelchair panhandles for money. When the robot finally gets enough money, it makes its way to a cockfighting arena. The robot bets on a small red bird. The small red bird must fight a large brown bird. The brown bird is vicious, and smacks the red bird around. When all appears to be lost, the red bird shoots a dart into the brown bird, killing it. The robot celebrates, but the crowd is upset. A brawl breaks out. The robot makes its way to the barkeep, who gives the robot its winnings.

Back on the street, the robot makes its way to a doctor, giving other disabled robots coins on the way. The doctor welds legs directly onto the robot's wheelchair. Ecstatic, the robot pays the doctor and leaves happy.

Crew

 * Marc Beurteaux - Director, Animator, Writer, Editor
 * Hana Kukal - Animator, Writer
 * Sylvain Desbiens - Online Edit
 * Sue Robertson - Sound Editor
 * Matt Davies - Additional Sound Editing
 * Dave Weir - Additional Sounds
 * Derek Malcolm - Additional Sounds
 * Peter Kronowetter - Visual Effects
 * Robert Crowther - Visual Effects
 * Neil Exall - Music
 * Pat Bowman - Music
 * Marty Knox - Music
 * Rob Taylor - Music
 * Stephen Pitkin - Audio Engineer
 * Jim Benkovic - Audio Engineer Assistant

Awards
Robota has won many awards, including:
 * Best Art Direction - Chicago Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
 * Best Canadian Film - Resfest 2005
 * Best Animation - Deep Fried Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
 * Audience Award - 24 Hour Film Festival, New York, USA
 * Outstanding Achievement Award - New Haven Underground Film, Festival, Hartford, CT, USA