The Oscar-nominated short films are playing in select cities around the country. In New York I saw them at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village.
This year Pixar’s almost annual entry in the Academy
Awards’ Animated Short contest is a sweet little film called La Luna directed by Enrico Casarosa. It’s
a touching little tale about a young boy venturing out to sea on a rowboat with
his father and grandfather as they throw anchor and hoist a ladder up to the moon,
climbing up with brooms in hand to sweep away the beautiful and twinkly stars
that give the moon its glow. The film is bright and gorgeous and embodies
nearly everything that Pixar has used to make a name for itself. It is one of
the two best entries this year.
