Piper
Piper is a 2016 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Written and directed by Alan Barillaro, it was theatrically released alongside Pixar's Finding Dory on June 17, 2016. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards, becoming the first Pixar animated short to win the award since For the Birds in 2001.
Plot
A flock of sandpipers is hunting for food at a seashore by searching for bivalves exposed by receding waves and running away when the wave returns. A baby (named Piper) is taken to the shoreline by her mother so she can learn how to find her own food. However, she fails to pull away in time and is soaked wet by the incoming surf. The incident leaves Piper terrified of the water and she refuses to leave the nest. Soon, she is compelled to return to the shoreline by her hunger and notices a hermit crab digging in the sand. While she is watching the crab, a large wave comes in and submerges her. However, this time the crab tells Piper to open her eyes, allowing her to see large bivalves exposed by the wave. Excited, Piper overcomes her fear of water and learns how to catch the large bivalves when they are exposed underwater, catching enough to feed her entire flock.
Awards
Cast
More details
author | Alan Barillaro |
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award | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
director | Alan Barillaro |
editor | Sarah K. Reimers |
genre | animation |
keywords | aquaphobia bivalve bivalvia dig fear of water hermit crab how to hunt run away sandpiper search terrified of the water |
musicBy | Adrian Belew |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
producer | Marc Sondheimer |
productionCompany | Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | 3d animated animated short short |