Short film
Fired Up
On a rainy day in June of 2007, President Obama found himself speaking to a subdued crowd in the tiny town of Greenwood, SC.
He was exhausted, soaking wet, and beginning to doubt the whole campaign when a voice called out from the back, “Fired up, ready to go!”.
The chant, started by one unassuming woman in a church hat, transformed the audience and went on to become a rallying cry in every corner of America.

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accolades & Press
One voice can change a nation
- Jury Award Finalist 2018, New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival
- Best Artist Collaboration 2018, Great Big Bear Award
- Vimeo Staff Pick
- Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival 2017
- Anima Mundi Animation Festival 2017
Development
Made with love, from artists around the world
Directors & Producers
Dan Fipphen
Elyse Kelly
Sequence directors
Emily Eckstein & Ege Alper
Alex Silver
Lynn Tomlinson
The Duke & the Duck
Amy Lee Ketchum
Juan Camilo Gonzalez
Musa Brooker
Miguel Jiron
Sara Spink
Lou Morton
Daniela Sherer
Music
Brooke Blair & Will Blair
Audio post facility
MeanGreen Media
Sound design & Mix
Chris Mastellone