'PIPER': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
A 6-minute Pixar animated short film, that played in theaters before 'FINDING DORY', and it was also nominated for a 2017 Academy Award. This one is about a baby sandpiper, trying to deal with hydrophobia. It was directed by Alan Barillaro, and (like many Pixar shorts) the film contains no dialogue. The visuals are beautiful, and the sandpipers (in the short) seem to behave just like (I'd imagine) real sandpipers do. I love animals, so the story (and imagery) is really touching to me. The first time I saw it, I was actually in the wrong mood, or something, and I wasn't nearly as impressed with it as when I saw it again recently. It's another amazingly beautiful little Pixar film, and I think if you love animals, you'll probably adore it!
A 6-minute Pixar animated short film, that played in theaters before 'FINDING DORY', and it was also nominated for a 2017 Academy Award. This one is about a baby sandpiper, trying to deal with hydrophobia. It was directed by Alan Barillaro, and (like many Pixar shorts) the film contains no dialogue. The visuals are beautiful, and the sandpipers (in the short) seem to behave just like (I'd imagine) real sandpipers do. I love animals, so the story (and imagery) is really touching to me. The first time I saw it, I was actually in the wrong mood, or something, and I wasn't nearly as impressed with it as when I saw it again recently. It's another amazingly beautiful little Pixar film, and I think if you love animals, you'll probably adore it!