June 18, 2010 – The Pixar Short Film Day & Night Premieres in Theaters
“They are afraid of new ideas…they are loaded with prejudices not based upon anything in reality, but based on ‘if something is new, I reject it immediately because it’s frightening to me.’”
On June 18, 2010, the Pixar short film Day & Night premiered in theaters before the full-length feature film Toy Story 3. It was written and directed by Teddy Newton, and was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing.
The film begins on a farm scene, displayed in the form of a man, representing Day. He comes across Night, who is sound asleep, and is astounded to discover that when he steps in front of Night, he shows the same area, but how it looks in the daytime. Day pokes night awake, and the two study each other suspiciously. Day then continues on his way happily, but Night follows him to show off his night scene. The two get in an argument, which has an affect on the nature inside them. Finally, the two realize that they both have create beauty in their own respective times of day, and the two start dancing together. Night hears a radio station play in Day, and the two listen to the host talk about prejudice. The two realize that they both misjudged each other based on fear, and the two decide to become friends before they realize that they’ve switched roles. Eagerly awaiting what’s in store, the two link arms and go off together.
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