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Check Out Pixar's Super Cute Short Film Piper

Pixar's lovely short film has landed on the internet.
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Pixar's latest short film Piper has finally made its way online. And that's joyful news.

The beautiful short that follows a young sandpiper who overcomes her fear of the sea is being hailed as the best animation from the studio in years.

The Pixar production, which was made as a companion piece to Finding Dory, is an uplifting story of the hungry little bird who wants to join other sandpipers on the shore.

Dialogue-free, the film follows the bird as it overcomes its fears and even makes a couple of friend along the way.

The film hit the internet overnight and given its positive message, and adorable hero, the 6-minute film is making a splash online.

According to Vanity Fair, it took three years to make and employs using cutting-edge technology that could be a sign of similar things to come from Pixar.

"We had to come up with new techniques across the board to solve feathers," director Alan Barillaro told Vanity Fair.

"The more we studied birds, it was apparent that all of the appeal required being in control of the feathers."

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