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SparkShorts
''SparkShorts'' is a series of American independent animated short films produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It consists of a program in which Pixar's employees are given six months and limited budgets to develop animated short films that were originally released on Pixar's YouTube channel, and later on Disney+. ''Purl'', ''Smash and Grab'' and '' Kitbull'', the first three shorts of the ''SparkShorts'' program, were released at SIGGRAPH on August 14, 2018, before having a limited release at El Capitan Theater on January 8, 2019. ''Purl'' was officially released on February 4, 2019, on YouTube while ''Smash and Grab'' and ''Kitbull'' were released on February 11 and 18, respectively. Subsequent shorts were released on November 12, 2019, on Disney+, beginning with ''Float'', rather than on YouTube. The shorts have been praised for their more mature themes compared to traditional Pixar feature productions. Development Pixar first announced the ''SparkShorts'' program on January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitbull
''Kitbull'' is a 2019 American traditionally animated short film directed and written by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the third film in Pixar's ''SparkShorts'' program, and focuses on a fiercely independent stray kitten and an abused pit bull, who form an unlikely friendship. The short premiered at El Capitan Theatre on January 18, 2019, before being released on YouTube on February 18, 2019. The short was also released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Sullivan said that the creation of the short had originated from her enjoyment of viewing cat videos, and Hendrickson stated that the traditional animation had proved to be challenging in the beginning. Critical reception of the short has been generally positive, with critics praising its story, emotional tone, themes, characterization, and animation. The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Float (film)
''Float'' is a 2019 American computer-animated short film directed and written by Bobby Rubio, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the fourth film in Pixar's '' SparkShorts'' program, and focuses on a son's ability to fly and the choice his father must make. The short was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Plot A father is playing with his newborn son Alex in his front yard. While showing him a dandelion, Alex proceeds to float, surprising him. Watchful eyes begin to concern him as he grabs Alex and brings him back inside the house. Now four years old, Alex continues floating all over the darkened house as his father has become a hermit with a disheveled appearance. He keeps Alex on a leash and stuffs his backpack with rocks to keep him down, although these precautions are ineffective. They leave the house while trying to avoid the neighbors. Much to his father's horror, Alex has escaped and is interacting wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purl (film)
''Purl'' is a 2018 American computer-animated short film directed and written by Kristen Lester with the story written by Michael Daley, Bradley Furnish, Lester, and James Robertson, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first short released as part of Pixar's '' SparkShorts'' program, and focuses on a ball of yarn named Purl, who gets employed in a male-dominant company, which causes her to be ignored by her fellow employees. The short was previewed at SIGGRAPH on August 14, 2018, premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on January 18, 2019 and released on YouTube on February 4, 2019, and on Disney+ on November 12, 2019 to universal acclaim from critics, particularly for its themes. Plot Purl, a humanoid pink-colored ball of yarn, begins an entry-level position at a company named B.R.O. Capital. While excited at first to work there, she soon realizes that her partners barely notice her, in spite of her attempts to fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash And Grab (2019 Film)
''Smash and Grab'' is a 2019 American computer-animated science fiction action adventure short film directed and written by Brian Larsen, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the second film in Pixar's ''SparkShorts'' program, and focuses on two robots who try to escape from their work routine. The short premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on January 18, 2019, before being released on YouTube on February 11, 2019. The short was also released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Plot Smash and Grab, two laborer robots who live on a futuristic Mars-like planet, work in a giant train fueled by glowing rocks. Smash breaks the rocks apart, and tosses them to Grab, who feeds them into the train's engine. They attempt to amuse themselves by turning their work into a game, but are hindered from moving freely about the room or seeing out the window by their power cables. The cords are so short that the robots cannot touch each othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind (2019 Film)
''Wind'' is a 2019 American computer-animated short film directed and written by Edwin Chang, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the fifth film in Pixar's ''SparkShorts'' program, and focuses on a grandmother and grandson longing to escape an endless chasm. The short was released on Disney+ on December 13, 2019. Plot Ellis (portrayed by Emilio Fuentes) and his Grandmother (portrayed by Sonoko Konishi) live in a mysterious sink-hole full of floating rocks and strange debris of disused items and machines. They manage to make a small home for themselves out of the garbage and feast on potatoes, the only food they are able to grow. Every day, Grandma has Ellis attach a cord to himself to float out and collect items that they can use for their benefit. In particular, the two are building a rocket so that they can escape from the hole and into the bright light at the top. One day, Ellis discovers an abandoned plane in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loop (2020 Film)
''Loop'' is a 2020 American computer-animated drama short film directed and written by Erica Milsom with the story being written by Adam Burke, Matthias De Clercq and Milsom, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth short film in Pixar's '' SparkShorts'' program and focuses on a non-verbal autistic girl and a chatty boy, learning to understand each other. The short was released on Disney+ on January 10, 2020. Plot Renee, a 13-year-old non-verbal autistic girl, sits patiently in a canoe waiting for a partner while playing with a sound app on her phone. Marcus arrives late and the camp counselor tells him to partner with her, much to his annoyance. Marcus attempts to speak with Renee, who is only able to mutter and make noises to express her feelings. When Marcus attempts to show off his paddling skills, Renee is unimpressed and starts rocking the boat. Marcus asks her to tell him what she wants and she responds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty Something (2021 Film)
''Twenty Something'' is a 2021 American 2D animated short film written and directed by Aphton Corbin, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Starring Kaylin Price, Ariana Brown, Aliyah Taylor, Janelle Lasalle, and Napoleon Highbrou, the film focuses on Gia who deals with the insecurities of being a 21-year-old by personifying her emotions in the form of three children in a trenchcoat. The ninth short film in the ''SparkShorts'' series, the short was released on September 10, 2021, on Disney+. Plot After she turned 21, Gia is brought to her first adult club by her older sister Nicole. Nervous about being an adult, Gia personifies herself as three kids (aged 10, 16, and 1) stacked on each other and wearing an overcoat. At first, Gia has trouble accepting her surroundings and runs to the bathroom. All three Gias argue with each other over their failed efforts in taking charge and resolve to simply make the best of their time to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out (2020 Film)
''Out'' is a 2020 American computer-animated short film directed and written by Steven Hunter, produced by Max Sachar, and distributed by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The plot features a young gay man who has not yet come out to his parents, who unexpectedly has his mind magically swapped with his dog's. The seventh short film in the ''SparkShorts'' series, it is both Disney's and Pixar's first short to feature a gay main character and storyline, including an on-screen same-sex kiss. The short was released on Disney+ on May 22, 2020. The short was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Plot A magical cat and dog appear outside Greg's townhouse, as he and his boyfriend Manuel are packing his belongings to move. The cat imbues the collar of Greg's dog Jim with magic. Inside, reminiscing about a photo of them together, Manuel encourages Greg to come out to his parents, who unexpectedly sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona (2021 Film)
''Nona'' is a 2021 American computer-animated short film written and directed by Louis Gonzales, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Starring Wilma Bonet as the title character, the short focuses on Nona who desires to watch her wrestling show, but is interrupted by an unexpected visit from her young granddaughter. The tenth short film in the '' SparkShorts'' series, the short was released on September 17, 2021, on Disney+. Plot Nona tunes in to her favorite television show, ''E.W.W. Smashdown Wrestling'', a past time she shared with her late husband. She suddenly hears a knock on the door and discovers her granddaughter Renee has been dropped off by her son. She tries to continue watching the show, but Renee gets in the way. Nona tries to distract Renee with crayons, Legos, and her dog, but Renee keeps finding ways to get in Nona's way of watching television. Eventually, Renee catches what Nona is watching and tries to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrow (film)
''Burrow'' is a 2020 American 2D animated short film written and directed by Madeline Sharafian, produced by Michael Capbarat at Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The plot features a young rabbit as she tries to build the burrow of her dreams, becoming embarrassed each time she accidentally digs into a neighbor's home. The eighth short film in the ''SparkShorts'' series, the short was released on Disney+ on December 25, 2020, alongside ''Soul''. The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Plot A little brown rabbit is making a burrow in the English countryside. She has drawn a rough, childish sketch of her dream home on a piece of lined paper. When she starts to dig, two of her new neighbors, a mole and a field mouse, both eagerly offer their assistance, showing off the elaborate blueprints and floor plans of burrows they had constructed for their families. Embarrassed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosana Sullivan
Rosana Sullivan is an American director, storyboard artist, writer, and executive producer. Since 2011, she has worked for Pixar Animation Studios. In 2019 she wrote and directed her first animated short film, ''Kitbull'', for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Early life and education Rosana Sullivan was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew up in Texas. She has one brother. When she was in high school at age 16, her father, a university professor of biology, accepted a new job at the University of San Francisco and the family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. Sullivan initially studied for a career as a veterinarian, enrolling at the University of San Francisco as a biology major. In her junior year, she took a course in portrait painting to satisfy an art credit and realized that art was her real calling. She spent her senior year at USF in the fine arts program, graduating in 2007, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinar Toprak
Pinar Toprak (born 18 October 1980) is a Turkish-American composer for film, television and video games. She is most well known for composing the score to the hit Marvel movie '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). She has won three International Film Music Critics Association Awards for '' The Lightkeepers'' (2009), '' The Wind Gods'' (2013), and ''The'' ''Tides of Fate'' (2018), as well as the fanfare of Skydance Media from 2010 to 2022 and contributed music for ''Fortnite''. Toprak was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, where she began her classical musical education at the age of five. After studying composition and multiple instruments at the conservatory she moved to Chicago to study jazz, before continuing on to Boston for a degree in film scoring from Berklee College of Music. She then moved to Los Angeles, earned a master's degree at California State University, Northridge in composition at age 22, and has quickly become an active and reinvigorating composer in Hollywood. She jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |