Piper
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Cast
No credited cast is listed for this film.
Credits
Written by: 
Alan Barillaro
Cinematography: Erik Smitt Derek Williams
Music: Adrian Belew
Editing: Sarah K. Reimers
Produced by: Marc Sondheimer
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tiny, gorgeous animated short about a baby sandpiper learning to forage and facing the waves. The photorealistic sand and water are astonishing, and the emotional arc is perfectly paced. Sweet, brief and a technical marvel.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.3 / 10 (34,303 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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