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RUNTIME
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Tight 6-minute runtime โ shorter than most television pilots.
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Piper
2016 0h 6m EN
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8.1
BANGER
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8.1TMDB ยท 1,782
FamilyAnimation
Synopsis
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A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alan Barillaro
- Writers
- Enrico Casarosa, Alan Barillaro, Rosana Sullivan
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alan Barillaro, shot by Derek Williams. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Adrian Belew. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sarah K. Reimers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5613056 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alan Barillaro directs. Derek Williams behind the camera. Adrian Belew scores. Sarah K. Reimers cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 6-minute runtime โ shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Directed by Alan Barillaro, shot by Derek Williams. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Adrian Belew. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Sarah K. Reimers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5613056 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 8 themes, including "fear", "anxious", "playful", "short film".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Derek Williams
- Original score
- Adrian Belew
- Editing
- Sarah K. Reimers
- Production design
- Jason Deamer
- VFX supervisor
- Ferdi Scheepers
- Sound
- Ren Klyce
- Runtime
- 6 min ยท 0h 6m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
- IMDB
- Piper (2016)
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Alan Barillaro
Stills ยท wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerfโ 7/10
A newly hatched sandpiper chick is being lured by it's mother to venture from the safety of it's sandy burrow and to take to the shoreline to find some lunch. Tempted, it finally sets forth across the sand but it's still awaiting feeding. Nope, says she - time to fend for yourself - and that's when the youngster encounters the menacing waves! Bedraggled and a bit afraid, it returns to the safety of it's nest only to be coaxed out again - trepidatiously! A friendship of sorts with a tiny crab might just help overcome seaside nerves and who knows, there may even be some swimming, even some flying to come? This is a fun and nicely detailed animation that deals with these first steps in quite a curious, joyous and engaging fashion.
Production companies
Who made it
Pixar
US
Key crew
- AnimationErick Oh
- Storyboard ArtistEnrico Casarosa
- AnimationSimon Christen
- AnimationNickolas Rosario
- AnimationPatty Kihm Stevenson
- AnimationDovi Anderson
- AnimationKureha Yokoo
- AnimationTal Shwarzman
- AnimationRob Gibbs
- AnimationGraham Finley
- AnimationJoey Gilbreath
- AnimationAlli Sadegiani
- AnimationCatherine Hang-Hicks
- AnimationEvan Bonifacio
- AnimationClaudio de Oliveira
- AnimationBret Parker
- AnimationRicky Wight
- AnimationRichard Gunzer
- Executive ProducerJohn Lasseter
- Executive ProducerAndrew Stanton
- EditorSarah K. Reimers
- Production DesignJason Deamer
- ProducerMarc Sondheimer
- AnimationJames W. Brown
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- fear
- anxious
- playful
- short film
- 3d animation
- assertive
- shorebird
- fledgling
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-06-08Gยท Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical2016-06-17Gยท shown before Finding Dory
Also known as
International titles
- Piper: Descobrindo o MundoBR
- ๆดพ็ๅ้ฉ่ฎฐCN
- ้นฌCN
- Pixar - PiperFR
- Piper: Esperando la mareaMX
