A boy's walk becomes a leap becomes a bound becomes flight across the world. The film understands something simple and true: movement itself is joy, and the more you move, the more the world opens up. By the time he's vaulting continents, you're watching pure childlike wonder rendered in motion, no plot required, just the honest magic of a kid discovering how far his own legs can take him.

A young boy sets off down a street, and with every step his stride grows longer. Soon his hops turn into enormous leaps that carry him over towns, forests and the sea, climbing higher and reaching farther as he goes, catching sight of many things and startling plenty of people along the way. His jumps eventually bring him to a country at war, and his vantage point becomes something closer to a god's, looking down on the fate of humanity. The short adventure film is known for its technique: the whole piece is presented as one continuous shot, built from 4,000 animation cels.