POP Book - Films - Short

Geri’s Game is an award-winning short film produced by Pixar about an elderly man playing a game of chess against himself. The man, Geri, sets up his chessboard on a table in the park on an... autumn day, and seemingly has the park to himself. He makes his first move, moving a white pawn to a center space, before...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

Tin Toy is one of the most culturally significant short films out there—one might even say that it is because of Tin Toy that we now know and love the Toy Story franchis...e. Tin Toy came out in 1988 and was produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter. The five-minute film was a risky investment, as Pixar wasn’t doing well financially. But the company’s small animation division made history with Tin Toy, using...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

Toy Story Toons is an animated short film series starring all the original characters from the Toy Story franchise. They came out just after Toy Story 3 came out, and if you&r...squo;ve seen the movie, you know that all the toy friends ended up at Bonnie’s house. The three short films that make up Toy Story Toons lets fans in on what the toys have been up to since becoming Bonnie’s toys. The series includes...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

Toy Story of Terror! is a special Halloween-themed short film featuring the whole Toy Story gang. The toys are in the trunk of Bonnie’s car, headed to Grandma’s house. To entertain themsel...ves on the long car ride, they’ve put on a scary movie, which Mr. Pricklepants is the expert on. A bit of of a horror-movie fanatic, he knows exactly what’s going to happen next in the movie, which is a good thing, because the toys are about to find themselves in a horror movie of their own... [CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

In Moonbot Studios’ Emmy-nominated, heartwarming short film, Taking Flight, Tony, a young boy, learns all about the power of imagination. After being dropped off at his grandfather’s ...house, he expects another boring, restless day until an old photograph of his father when he was Tony’s age catches his eye. In the photo, his father and his grandfather are pictured with an old red wagon, the same one Tony used to closer inspect the photo!   Tony’s grandfather asks him if his father had ever told him about the adventures the two of them used to go on in that red wagon, and, because he hadn’t, Tony’s grandfather decides to show him! The two are immediately transported to faraway lands – a menacing jungle with monkeys flying about, a raging river where they have to avoid alligators, a small plane that the two have to parachute out of, and of course, the adventure to top all adventures, space!  https://www.peopleofplay.com/blog/film-review-taking-flightShow more