One Small Step

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One Small Step

2018

8m

Adventure

Animation

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5 Reviews

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A Chinese-American girl dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Peter Debruge

Variety

This CG short looks fantastic, with adorable character designs, soft edges, and a warm glow.

Feb 24, 2019

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Beyond the dazzle, it’s the serene sentiment and starry imagination that really stick.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 14, 2022

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Jack Ford

Battle Royale With Cheese

One Small Step is a wonderful film that has a lot to say, about how much one person can effect your life and not giving up your dreams.

Jul 19, 2019

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Laura Hiros

Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX)

Tremendously emotional. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Feb 19, 2019

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Glenn Heath Jr.

San Diego CityBeat

Directors Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas trace victories and tragedies without the crutch of dialogue, but still manage to paint in broad, sentimental strokes.

Feb 19, 2019

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Jacob B

Just like all the great Pixar shorts, One Small Step tells a visually stunning, emotionally moving story within a brief runtime without saying a single word that goes from heartwarming to poignant to heartwarming again that spreads an effective message about learning to appreciate what you have. After all, it might be gone the next day. While I don't mind Bao winning the Best Animated Short Oscar over this one, since I really loved that short when I went to see Incredibles 2, I do think this had a decent chance of winning were it not for that other short's pesky Pixar branding clouding the Academy's judgement. Though I suppose a nomination is close enough.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

The animation was well done and I liked the story. I like that there was zero dialogue and the story easily crosses language barriers.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/19

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Synopsis

A Chinese-American girl dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Director: Bobby Pontillas, Andrew Chesworth
Producer: Shaofu Zhang
Screenwriter: Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas, Shaofu Zhang
Genre: Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2019
Runtime: 8m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)