Poster of Piper

Piper (2016)

2016-06-16 · Animation, Family · 6 min

★ 8.1 (1791 votes)

Directed by Alan Barillaro

Overview

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.

Crew

Director
Alan Barillaro
Director of Photography
Derek Williams
Director of Photography
Erik Smitt
Editor
Sarah K. Reimers
Original Music Composer
Adrian Belew
Producer
Marc Sondheimer
Writer
Alan Barillaro

Details

Homepage
http://www.pixar.com/short_films/Theatrical-Shorts/Piper
IMDb
tt5613056
TMDB
399106

Keywords

  • 3d animation
  • anxious
  • assertive
  • fear
  • fledgling
  • playful
  • shorebird
  • short film

Videos

Reviews

CinemaSerf · ★ 7 · 2024-03-22

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.

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