June 6, 2011 – The Pixar Short Film La Luna Premieres at the Annecy Film Festival
On June 6, 2011, the Pixar short film La Luna premiered at the Annecy Film Festival, held in the town of Annecy, France. The short was then released on June 22, 2012, with the theatrical release of Brave. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 84th Academy Awards, but lost to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. It was written and directed by Enrico Casaroa, and stars Krista Sheffler as Bambino, Tony Fucile as Papa, and Phil Sheridan as Nonno.
A young boy heads out to sea with his father and grandfather, when his grandfather gifts him a new hat. Bambino is excited, until Papa and Nonno get into an argument about how the boy should wear the hat. Papa wins, and Nonno angrily turns down the lantern, leaving the trio in the dark, waiting in the open water. Suddenly, the moon rises to the sky, and Bambino is given the anchor while his father pulls out a giant ladder. As Bambino reaches the top of the ladder, the moon’s gravitational pull pulls him onto its surface, where he is surprised to see that the moon is covered with glittering stars. He quickly hooks the anchor into a crater so Papa and Nonno can reach the moon. Bambino soon discovers that it’s their family’s job to sweep the stars from the moon’s surface and, once again, Papa and Nonno get into an argument about which broom is better to use. In the middle of the argument, a giant star hurtles toward the moon, and the family runs for cover.
The family stares at the giant star, unsure of how to remove it
After the giant star lands, the family looks with confusion, as they are unsure what to do. They try to pull the star out, but break every tool in the process. While Papa and Nonno continue to argue, Bambino gets an idea, and is soon scaling up the star. Reaching the peak, Bambino hits the top with a hammer, and the star breaks into many little stars. In the end, Papa and Nonno realize that Bambino has his own way of doing things, and they finish their job. In the end, they let the moon back into the sky, revealing that they have swept the stars to make the moon shine as a crescent moon.
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