This charming German CGI film features a wise old owl, the latest in a long line of prestigious academics. Under the weight of his ancestry and cultural heritage, he becomes frustrated by the arrival of a new neighbour, the woodpecker, who moves onto the next tree branch along from his house. The woodpecker makes noise pecking at the tree as he puts together his house, and the owl cannot concentrate on his research. Through the owl’s inability to control his anger, he sets forth a set of events that spring his own home off the tree branch out into the sky. However, as he watches his home spiral off into the horizon, he finds the solution to the mathematical equation that he has been evading him. In gratitude, he hugs the woodpecker. The story, told from the perspective of the owl, suggests that difference and disagreement can be, rather than an impediment, an opportunity for growth, self-reflection, and transformation. The film also warns against the danger of acting unkindly towards others
