In 2009, Millikin University graduate Lucas Martell found out what it was like to become an online sensation. After working for more than five years on a six-minute animated short film called “Pigeon: Impossible,” largely on his own, he uploaded the final work to YouTube. The response was immediate and shocking, as the viewer tally crept into the millions. Today it stands at around 9.5 million viewers for the film, which has been shown at more than 200 festivals in 43 countries.
