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Taffy lived in an orange lake surrounded by blue and yellow trees, green roses and purple grass. One morning, Taffy happened upon two sad flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Green Rose. Upon learning that some of the trees had said, "Roses should be the color red," Taffy helped the roses understand that the color of their petals does not affect their true inner beauty. She then helped settle a dispute between Miss Dirt and Mr. Grass about his purple color. Finally, in the midst of a thunderstorm, she learned of Mr. Rain's anger caused by discord in the lives of characters around the lake. Taffy helped Mr. Rain calm his storm into gentle sprinkles. With harmony in her heart, Taffy was tickled pink, all the way home.
 
Creator, writer and executive producer Tara D. Miller created this heartfelt animated story. Over a year in the making, this short film is a first for award-winning director Artie Romero and the ARG! Cartoon Animation studio in that it combines traditional 2D character animation with Blender 3D backgrounds and live action effects. Completed November 11, 2021, "Taffy the Pink Hippotamus" has received more than 16 awards and honors, and is an Official Selection at Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival. The world premiere happened at WonderCon, a Comic-Con International event in Anaheim CA, across the street from Disneyland on April 2, 2022.
 
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"Taffy the Pink Hippopotamus" TM, Copyright © 2021, 2022 Tara Miller, all rights reserved. Running time: 6:07
 

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Free - Download large poster - 259 KB JPEG

Free - Download trailer #1 - 3.6 MB mp4 VIDEO

Free - Download trailer #2 - 9.8 MB mp4 VIDEO

Free - Download trailer #3 - 7.6 MB mp4 VIDEO

Free - Download trailer #4 - 4.2 MB mp4 VIDEO

Free - Download "Taffy Talking" ANIMATED GIF - 157 KB GIF

Free - Download "Taffy is concerned" ANIMATED GIF - 227 KB GIF

Free - Download "Miss Dirt" ANIMATED GIF - 281 KB GIF

Free - Download "Mr. & Mrs. Emerald Green Rose" ANIMATED GIF - 1.2 MB GIF

Free - Download "Roses, Birds and Pink Clouds" ANIMATED GIF - 1.2 MB GIF

Free - Download "Taffy & Mr. Ruby Red Rain" ANIMATED GIF - 1.7 MB GIF

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Executive producer, writer
Tara Miller

Producer and director
Artie Romero

Assistant director
Gretchen M. Piper

Storyboard
Laura Fouse

Voices
Jenna Caine as Taffy
Lydia Davidson as Mrs. Emerald Green Rose
Cat Protano as Miss Maroon Dirt
Norman Govier as Mr. Ruby Red Rain
Greg Melton, narrator

Animation
Laura Fouse
Henry Hamilton
Sara Lyons
Chelsea Norman
Atinuke Kemi Oyebade
Gretchen M. Piper
Matthew A. Rebel

Post production
Artie Romero

Character designs
Laura Fouse
Gretchen M. Piper
Chelsea Norman

Backgrounds
Joel Jaim

Music
"Bittersweet"
Kevin MacLeod
Creative Commons 3.0 License
www.incompetech.com

Sound Effects
Joe Deshon
Suso Ramallo
R. Silveira
FreeSound.org

Videographers
Aaron Burden
James Cheney
Alexander Lutkov
Felix Mittermeier
Mikhail Nile
Roman Odintsov
Miguel A. Padrinan
Alexandr Podvalny
Cesar A Ramirez V Traphitho
Berkalp Turper
Al D'vilas

Illustrator
Matthew A. Rebel

Trailers
Laura Scarborough, voice-over
Artie Romero, editor

Blender 3D rendering
Indian Capital Technology Center
Stilwell, Oklahoma

Assistant 3D modeler
Ronald Comilang
 
 

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