FILM AWARDS
If I Were a Pony” has won awards in over 170 International film Festivals in the categories of Best Children’s Short Film; Best Animated Short Film; Best Music Video; Best Original Song; Best Family/Children’s Film; and more.
The story behind this film is that in 2021 Leonard wrote his children’s book “If I Were a Pony” (see Books by Len) and dedicated it to his then 7-year-old granddaughter, Hannah.
Next, he wrote a song based on that book, and in 2023 his granddaughter Hannah, then 9-years-old, went into the studio and recorded that song. From that recording he produced this video which went on to win Film Festival awards in over forty different countries.
If I Were a Pony – Animated Music Video
In Your Arms Forever
This popular country western song was written by Leonard Eckhaus (vocals by Chas Evans). It is a beautiful tribute to lasting love and a great lifetime love affair.
The Ice Cream Man
There is a new Good Humor ice cream truck driver. A young boy is missing. He was last seen talking to an ice cream truck driver. The main suspect is one of the mechanics working for Good Humor. As the police search for him, they find the boy, unharmed and capture the real criminal.
The Rhythms Never End
The Earth is Created. It is day number one. The Rhythms Never End is a series of short poems about creation. It is about all the gifts mankind has been given and the rhythms of night and day, the rhythms of life, the seasons, the oceans and more. All with the promise of peace and love, which man sometimes abuses, but for which he is always forgiven.
Fit for a King
An eight-year-old girl falls asleep, exhausted, after her birthday party and finds herself in a fantasy world of witches, castles, kings and queens. It all seems so real and maybe, just maybe, it was.
The Snow Day
When his school closes for a Snow day, young Tommy Shields decides to earn some money shoveling snow off the sidewalks of his neighbor’s homes. What happens when he knocks on the door of Mr. Owen Windsor, is an experience that shapes his entire life.