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Piper

📅 2016 ⏱ 6 min 🎬 Alan Barillaro Animation

A little sandpiper learns to find food on its own by facing its greatest fear: the ocean. This Pixar short film, presented alongside Finding Dory, won the Oscar with just six minutes of pure charm and technical mastery. In 2016, the texture of sand and the movement of water represented an unpreceden…

8.9
★★★★☆
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📖 Synopsis

A little sandpiper learns to find food on its own by facing its greatest fear: the ocean. This Pixar short film, presented alongside Finding Dory, won the Oscar with just six minutes of pure charm and technical mastery. In 2016, the texture of sand and the movement of water represented an unprecedented technological leap in animation. A small masterpiece proving that emotion doesn't need time—only truth.

✍️ Our review

8.9/10 ★★★★☆

Pixar's best short film. Six minutes of perfect storytelling and unprecedented visual technology. Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

🎞️ Technical sheet

Director
Alan Barillaro
Year
2016
Duration
6 minutes
Genre
Animation
Cast

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