tracy cutmore I have to say this is a wonderful piece of animation, maybe I am biased, but i praise the camera crew, Neil Bradshaw ( a wonderful guy and good friend) and Steve Cutmore, my father. A very dedicated man to his profession.This was one of the first pieces of animation i see that my dad had worked on, i remember it being shown on channel 4 and us all gathered around the TV with the 'video player' all at the ready. So glad I've found this on this site as i didn't know it was available on DVD, so will be my next quest to locate it. Sadly my dad passed away in January 2010 and this is one of the pieces I have now not got a copy of, so thanks to the website & reviews for letting me know.

a_heathen_conceivably Why is everyone convinced this isn't available on DVD when IT IS?Look at this website http://www.britishanimationawards.com click on 'Buy Animation Classics' link on left hand side, and you'll find "Skywhales" is listed amongst the contents for British Animation Classics Vol. 1 ! It's a British issue, but it is in fact a Region '0' NTSC release!I know. I've got one. I didn't know about it either, until I emailed co-director Derek Hayes, who told me all about it.I saw this in the cinema in 1983 as a support to... I cannot remember. I only remember this masterpiece!

wolrab64 I thought I saw this before 1983 but what the heck. It was a trailer to some main billing at my local cinema and it totally captured my imagination; so much so I can't remember the main film. Finally, through the wonders of the internet I managed to get a copy on NTSC video from the states and yes, it's stood the test of time. It has lost none of it's charm. A great short animation. What really made me realise this was a simple story told well was that my 3 year old daughter watched it and was moved to tears (though she couldn't say why). Recommended.

beeryusa This is a wonderful movie - very atmospheric. I wish short films like this would get the attention they deserve. I sure wish I had a copy on VHS or DVD, but all I have are my memory of one viewing of this movie back in the '80s.There are so many bad movies that make it to VHS and DVD, what a pity then that classics such as this seem destined to fade away into nonexistence.