Five tiny films that'll wreck your heart in under 35 minutes.
A collection of the animated short films nominated for the 2017 Academy Awards. 1. Blind Vaysha ("Vaysha l'aveugle", Canada, 8') 2. Borrowed Time (US, 7') 3. Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Canada/UK, 35') 4. Pearl (US, 6') 5. Piper (US, 6')
Direction
Five radically different visions, all Oscar-worthy.
Writing
More emotional depth than most three-hour epics.
Director
Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pixar's Piper was the first theatrical short to use new renderMan technology for realistic sand and water physics.
Pearl's unique 360° visual style was achieved by filming live actors first, then rotoscoping into a painted aesthetic—a technique director Patrick Osborne pioneered on Google Spotlight Stories.
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