Piper (2016)

A hungry sandpiper hatchling ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the shoreline. The problem is, the food is buried in the sand where scary waves roll up.

Director:

Alan Barillaro

Writer:

Alan Barillaro

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Storyline

A young and bright-eyed Sandpiper is motivated by her mother to start hunting for food along with the rest of the flock in the sandy seashore. However, the tiny bird is still terrorised by the surfs that break on the ocean's shoreline, unable to take care of herself. Poor little Piper, growing up is difficult, nevertheless, your caring mother believes in you.

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Plot Keywords:

computer animation | no dialogue | baby bird | sand | water | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is released on France in Sing (2016).

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Crazy Credits

In a post-credits scene, Piper's sleeping with shells and wet.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2017)

User Reviews

Piper was certainly another worthy Pixar computer-animated short

Shown just before Finding Dory, this short is about a young bird on the beach who's a little afraid of the waves when they move quickly especially when it's trying to get something. Everything in this one looks so lifelike, for a while, I didn't think it was computer animated at all! Both funny and a little touching, the minutes seem to go by pretty quickly by the time it ends. Such a natural feel looking at all those birds' movements not to mention the ocean when it movies to and fro most of the time. The 3-D glasses I viewed this with may have been a plus, I don't know. Certainly, I was riveted throughout this short. Really, all I'll say now is Piper is another worthy Pixar short.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Release Date:

17 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Piper

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1