Fired Up is a short animated film that depicts the origin story of President Obama’s famed “Fired up, ready to go” chant.

On a rainy day in June of 2007, President Obama found himself speaking to a subdued crowd in the tiny town of Greenwood, SC. He was exhausted, soaking wet, and beginning to doubt the whole campaign when a voice called out from the back, “Fired up, ready to go !”. The chant, started by one unassuming woman in a church hat, transformed the audience and went on to become a rallying cry in every corner of America.

With the audio of President Obama’s speech as the soundtrack, the film combines original animation by 14 artists from around the world.

Directed and Produced by Dan Fipphen and Elyse Kelly

Animation directors (in order of appearance) : Emily Eckstein & Ege Alper, Alex Silver, Lynn Tomlinson, Jovanna Tosello, The Duke & The Duck, Amy Lee Ketchum, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Musa Brooker, Miguel Jiron, Sara Spink, Lou Morton, and Daniela Sherer.

 ? 2017 Dan Fipphen & Elyse Kelly

Cast : Dan Fipphen , Elyse Kelly , GoodFight Media , Emily Eckstein , This Is Productions , Lynn Tomlinson , Jovanna Rebecca Tosello , The Duke & the Duck , Amy Lee Ketchum , Juan Camilo Gonz ?lez , Miguel Jiron , Sara Spink , Louis Morton , Daniela Sherer , Ege Alper , Blair Brothers Music , Chris Mastellone , MeanGreen Media and Platypus Pictureworks