Piper

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Piper

G

2016

6m

Adventure

Animation

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A baby sandpiper has to overcome his fear of the water.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

An adorable frolic.

Apr 7, 2020

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The technical savvy and signature “Pixar Punch” merge with perfection.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 23, 2025

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Even with its artistry and its family-friendly concepts, it's predominantly an experimentation in cuteness, not substance.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 5, 2020

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Rachel Wagner

Rotoscopers

Not only is Piper an oceanic visual delight, but it also tells a sweet, wonderful story that will warm your heart.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 6, 2019

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Benjamin Wang

Film Inquiry

Piper is effective and worth seeing because of the cinematography, and on the whole it makes a decent case for the expressive potential of photorealistic animation.

Dec 8, 2016

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Pixar has not released such a beguiling, immediately engaging little miniature in the sixteen years since For the Birds.

Rated: 9/10

Dec 4, 2016

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Nicki D

The way the momma sandpiper looks at her baby when he overcomes his fear- brings me to tears every time. Such an amazing short by Pixar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Garrett B

A solid animated short film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Jon P

I loved watching this when I was little

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Echo P

This short makes me so happy to watch. It's simply cute and silly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Sarah Caroline B

Delightful dialogue-free short animation skillfully capturing the fear of venturing beyond the familiar and the exhilaration of discovery.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/23

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Jeffrey M

Piper was an amazing short. I watched it just now, so it is fresh in my mind. Piper was a story about overcoming fears. Piper was a interesting short. What a good short.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Alan Barillaro

Director

Alan Barillaro

Screenwriter

John Lasseter

Executive Producer

Andrew Stanton

Executive Producer

Derek Williams

Cinematographer

Erik Smitt

Cinematographer

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Synopsis

A baby sandpiper has to overcome his fear of the water.

Director: Alan Barillaro
Screenwriter: Alan Barillaro
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany GmbH, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2016
Runtime: 6m

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