Sunday, July 3, 2011

Cowboys vs. Astronauts


MK12's History of America is an animated documentary of how a war between cowboys and astronauts sparked the birth of a nation:
Set against the warm sin of Las Vegas and the cold vacuum of space, this is the true story behind the story -- one which chronicles the epic struggle between the astronauts and the cowboys as they fight for life, liberty and justice for all.
You can watch it on Vimeo, or, if you set up an account, download it from them. In case you want to download it but don't want to join Vimeo, try one of these (inexplicably zipped) copies:
http://hoa.mk12.com/MK12_HoA_16x9_FullRes.mp4.zip
Get a copy for your iPod and you'll have something to do while waiting for the fireworks (or in case of rain):
http://hoa.mk12.com/MK12_HoA_16x9_iPod.mp4.zip
(Don't forget to unzip before watching.*)

Here's the (perhaps outdated) official site.

* No, I don't know why anyone would zip an mp4. Perhaps they wanted to be sure it would download instead of playing in your browser.)