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Piper

2016 · 6 min

A tiny, wordless triumph of animation that makes you feel the terror of a wave and the thrill of discovery in six minutes.

Overview
A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.

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  • Disney Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • freedom
  • survival
  • parenthood
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
family, animation
Directed by
Alan Barillaro
Written by
Alan Barillaro
Music
Adrian Belew
Cinematography
Erik Smitt, Derek Williams
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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