Can You Match The Pixar Short To The Movie It Prefaced?

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Do you remember when you first saw Bao?

We’re all familiar with the exquisite short animations that Pixar usually preface their feature films with, right? Well, here’s a real challenge – do you remember which shorts were played before which movies when they first released?

  1. Bao was directed by Domee Shi and tells the story of a loving mother struggling to accept her child is growing up. When a dumpling suddenly comes to life before her eyes, she grabs a second chance at motherhood!


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  2. Lava tells the story of a lonely ocean volcano who longs for company in the shape of a volcano partner. Directed by James Ford Murphy, this brief musical love story stars traditional Hawaiian singers Kuana Torres Kahele and Napua Greig.


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  3. For the Birds was directed by Ralph Eggleston and won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film! It shows a bigger bird trying to join a bunch of small birds on a telephone wire, but they aren’t the most welcoming group.


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  4. Another Best Animated Short Film winner at the Academy Awards, Geri’s Game was directed by Jan Pinkava with music by Gus Viseur. The film shows a cheeky old man competing with himself in a game of chess outdoors.


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  5. Enrico Casarosa directs La Luna, a magical short about a little boy who takes a midnight boat trip with his dad and his grandfather who are off to work. The amazing thing is that their job is sweeping fallen stars off of the moon!


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  6. In Day & Night, the two natural phenomena are personified as a couple of goofy blobs, who meet one another and soon discover that though they represent different activities and moods, they are really quite similar. It’s directed by Teddy Newton in his Pixar debut!


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  7. Lifted is directed by Gary Rydstrom, and follows the story of two aliens attempting to adbuct a sleeping farmer. One is teen in training, the other his grumpy instructor – but can he pass this deceivingly simple test?


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  8. Two umbrellas fall in love in The Blue Umbrella directed by Saschka Unseld. But when their owners part ways, they unwittingly force the two umbrellas apart! Now it’s up to the city around them to reunite the lovers once more.


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  9. In Lou, an amorphous collection of lost-and-found items comes alive to teach a schoolyard bully an important life lesson – to not steal other people’s things. It was directed by Dave Mullins.


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  10. The eternal “where do babies come from?” question is finally answered in Partly Cloudy. Directed by Peter Sohn, the story tells of a cloud called Gus who creates “dangerous” babies (sharks, crocs etc.) When his stork courier decides he doesn’t want to risk carrying Gus’ creations anymore he feels dejected, until a smart solution comes along.


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  11. Boundin’ tells of a dancing sheep who is the toast of his town, that is until he is sheared and everybody starts to laugh at him. But a confidence boost come from a local jackalope, and it’s all the sheep needs to get his dancing shoes again! Directed by Bud Luckey.


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  12. Directors Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews come together with composer Michael Giacchino in One Man Band, the story of two street performers vying for the attention (and money) of a little girl.


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  13. Written and directed by Alan Barillaro, Piper follows the journey of a little sandpiper who develops a fear of water after getting splashed by an incoming wave. Determined to overcome her fear, she soon picks up a technique to avoid the water and still hunt for food!


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  14. Knick Knack was directed by John Lasseter and premiered in 1989. A snowman trapped in a snow-globe longs to break free and join the other “knicks knacks” on the shelf, which represent sunnier holiday destinations.


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  15. Presto follows the relationship between a Vaudeville magician and his long-suffering bunny rabbit, Alec Azam. Presto is famous for his bunny-out-of-a-hat trick, but when he forgets one too many times to feed his colleague, Alec stops cooperating during the act!


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  16. Written and directed by Sanjay Patel, Sanjay’s Super Team tells the story of a young Indian-American boy whose love for Western cartoons and comics clashes with his father’s devotion to Hindu traditions. What will happen when their two worlds collide?


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