Pom Pom and the Lonely Long Town
A lonely little tomato named Pom Pom moves to a faraway town with no friends. Then he tumbles into the ocean — and every fruit and vegetable comes running to save him.
Written & directed by Maya
Little animated films, made from a kid's own words.
My daughter Maya dictates a story; I turn it into a film — character design, narration, an original score, and captions — keeping her words exactly as she says them. Here are her movies.
A lonely little tomato named Pom Pom moves to a faraway town with no friends. Then he tumbles into the ocean — and every fruit and vegetable comes running to save him.
A lonely cabbage and a lonely broccoli named Saucy meet at the beach and become best friends — with watermelon and mango along for the ride, plus beach cricket and campfire marshmallows.
A little piece of cornbread named Pee Pee makes a friend, gets trapped in a museum, and is rescued by every fruit and vegetable in the world — watermelon, mango, cantaloupe, and lots more.
A dolphin who loves his boogie board slips off and sinks toward the deep blue ocean — so every animal in the sea comes to save him. They sleep on the sandy bottom and watch the starfish: an octopus, a jellyfish, a stingray, humpback and blue whales, and lots of different kinds of fish.
Maya's three-Post-it story about a hamburger that's alive, and alone. Her exact words — napkin idea to finished film in about an hour.
Maya's second story — a hot dog with no friends, and a small turn of empathy. Same one-hour pipeline, her words kept intact.