A little pig, who keeps his town safe from a cloud of pollution with his windmill dam, is ignored by a thankless public and bullied at school. When a new kid arrives, things begin to change.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lars Mikkelsen | ... |
Narrator
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Courtney Lockwood | ... |
Pig
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Directed by
| Robert Kondo | ||
| Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | ||
Written by
| John Henry Hinkel | ... | () |
| Robert Kondo | ... | (story) |
| Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Megan Bartel | ... | producer |
| Robert Kondo | ... | producer |
| Kane Lee | ... | producer |
| Duncan Ramsay | ... | producer |
| Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Zach Johnston | ||
| Matteo Roberts | ||
Editing by
| Bradley Furnish | ||
Editorial Department
| Mark Dinicola | ... | image mastering and color |
| Winston O. Good | ... | image mastering and color |
| Robin D. Young | ... | image mastering and color |
Casting By
| Natalie Lyon | ||
| Kirsten Saabye | ||
Production Management
| Maureen Fan | ... | business and strategy producer / production strategy and finance |
| Yukino Pang | ... | development producer / production development |
Art Department
| Paul Abadilla | ... | painter |
| Andrea Blasich | ... | sculptor |
| Jeanie Chang | ... | painter |
| Jennifer Chang | ... | painter |
| Craig Foster | ... | graphic artist |
| Cody Gramstad | ... | painter |
| Annlyn Huang | ... | painter |
| Saera Hwang | ... | additional painter |
| Willy Hwang | ... | painter |
| Kristy Kay | ... | painter |
| Yoshi Hiro Nagasuna | ... | paint lead |
| Ernesto Nemesio | ... | painter |
| Dale Ruffolo | ... | artistic modeling |
| Gleb Sanchez-Lobashov | ... | additional storyboarding |
| Chris Sasaki | ... | character design |
| Yung Lian Frank Tai | ... | artistic modeling |
| Shelly Wan | ... | additional painter |
| Eastwood Wong | ... | additional painter |
| Kevin Yang | ... | additional painter |
Sound Department
| Rachael Bigelow | ... | foley recordist |
| Jens Davidsen | ... | narration recording |
| Lars W. Sorensen | ... | narration recording |
| Christian Testmann | ... | narration recording |
| Andrew Vernon | ... | sound designer |
| Tony Villaflor | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Jay Carina | ... | rendering |
| Catherine Kelly | ... | rendering |
| Sonoko Konishi | ... | production technical director |
| Toshiyasu Otsuka | ... | production technical director |
| Miyuki M. Richardson | ... | additional compositing |
| Takahito Tejima | ... | production technical director |
| Matthew Webb | ... | production technical director / rendering |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Aspbury | ... | camera lead |
| James Campbell | ... | camera artist |
| Saschka Unseld | ... | camera artist |
| Derek Williams | ... | camera lead |
Animation Department
| Eric Anderson | ... | animator |
| Guillaume Chartier | ... | additional animator |
| Don Crum | ... | animator |
| Eliza Ivanova | ... | animator |
| Celestino Marina | ... | animator |
| Toshihiro Nakamura | ... | compositing lead |
| Erick Oh | ... | supervising animator |
| Miyuki M. Richardson | ... | additional animator |
| Becky Roberts | ... | animator |
| Lucie Roberts | ... | animator |
| JC Tran-Quang-Thieu | ... | animator (as Jean-Claude Tran) |
Music Department
| Jason Butler | ... | score recording |
| Minna Choi | ... | conductor |
| Samuel Lehmer | ... | score mixer |
| Adam Munoz | ... | score recording |
| Davey Roberts | ... | score recorder |
| Andrew Vernon | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Daniella Muller | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Nelson Bohol | ... | production photography |
| Nelson Bohol | ... | set photographer |
| Susan Brunig | ... | color grading operator |
| Emily Engie | ... | production finance |
| Melissa Fuller | ... | production photography |
| Melissa Fuller | ... | production photography |
| Melissa Fuller | ... | set photographer |
| Shawn Hovis | ... | post production coordinator |
| Anthony Kemp | ... | production assistant |
| Gerisa Macale | ... | production assistant |
| Seth Van Booven | ... | website |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Tonko House Publishers (2020) (Japan)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Skywalker Sound (sound mix by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young pig with an important job, and a new friend who changes everything. In a desolate future, one small town has survived because of a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out pollution. The dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning and protect the town, despite abuse from classmates and an indifferent public. When a new student joins Pig's class, nothing will be the same again. Written by Duncan Ramsay |
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| Taglines | The Dam Keeper, an original animated short film by feature animation artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2015: Animation (2015). See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
Dad had always said the job of a dam keeper is to keep the darkness away. Narrator: But he never told me what to do when it surrounds you. Narrator: His mask protected me from the cloud, but nothing I had, protected me from the people. See more » |