2020 animated short film by Pixar
Burrow
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Official poster
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Directed by
| Madeline Sharafian
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Written by
| Madeline Sharafian
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Produced by
| Michael Capbarat
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Cinematography
| Andrew Jimenez
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Edited by
| Anna Wolitzky
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Production
company
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Distributed by
| Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
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Release dates
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- December 25, 2020
(
2020-12-25
)
(
Disney+
)
- January 12, 2024
(
2024-01-12
)
(with
Soul
)
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Running time
| 6 minutes
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Country
| United States
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Language
| English
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Burrow
is a 2020 American
2D animated
short film
written and directed by Madeline Sharafian, produced by Michael Capbarat at
Pixar Animation Studios
, and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
. The plot features a young rabbit as she tries to build the burrow of her dreams, becoming embarrassed each time she accidentally digs into a neighbor's home. The eighth short film in the
SparkShorts
series, the short was released on
Disney+
on December 25, 2020, and later in theaters on January 12, 2024 alongside
Soul
. The short was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
at the
93rd Academy Awards
.
Plot
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A little brown
rabbit
is making a burrow in the English
countryside
. She has drawn a rough, childish sketch of her dream home on a piece of
lined paper
. When she starts to dig, two of her new neighbors, a
mole
and a
field mouse
, both eagerly offer their assistance, showing off the elaborate
blueprints
and floor plans of burrows they have constructed for their families. Embarrassed at the simplicity and inexperience of her own drawing, the rabbit hides it from them, pretends she has somewhere to be, and starts frantically digging deeper to get away from them, leaving them confused.
During the course of her dig, she keeps bursting in on other underground neighbors by accident, including some
frogs
who own a library, some
hedgehog
bakers who offer her muffins, some bathing
newts
who offer her towels, and some partying
beetles
and
ants
who think she is their entertainment for the evening. These incidents further her embarrassment, despite the fact none of the neighbors seem to mind her intrusions. After accidentally waking up a grumpy-sounding animal in a dark cave, she flees down to the
bedrock
. Finally away from the others, she attempts to widen the hole and form some sort of burrow, only to hit the
water table
. The released water starts to flood up her hole towards the neighbors' burrows.
In tears, the rabbit flees up to the dark cave and wakes the animal again, to explain her mistake. The scary-sounding animal turns out to be an easy-going, sleepy
badger
, who roars to summon the other neighbors. Together with the rabbit, they dig a side tunnel to divert the water to the surface, forming a
spring
and saving their homes. Grateful, the rabbit shows her drawing to the neighbors, who help her improve it logistically but still build a home like what she imagined, even down to the
disco ball
she drew in the bathroom.
Production
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In September 2020,
Pixar
announced a
2D animated
short film titled
Burrow
would have premiered in theaters before the feature film
Soul
and would have been the first Pixar short to do so since
Bao
. The short is directed by Madeline Sharafian and produced by Mike Capbarat.
[1]
On October 9, 2020, it was announced the short would instead premiere on
Disney+
.
[2]
Music
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While no composer has been officially credited, the music in the short was based on that of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(including the third movement of his
Oboe Concerto
&
The Magic Flute
Overture), who was listed as a Special Thanks.
[3]
[4]
Release
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Theatrical and streaming
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Burrow
was released on
Disney+
on December 25, 2020.
[2]
The short was originally scheduled to be released theatrically in front of
Soul
on November 20, 2020. However, the theatrical release of
Soul
and
Burrow
was cancelled in North America and they instead both premiered on Disney+.
[1]
In other countries where Disney+ was not available, the short was released theatrically alongside
Soul
as planned.
[5]
Burrow
eventually debuted in theaters in front of
Soul
on January 12, 2024 in the United States.
[6]
Reception
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Liz Kocan, of
Decider
, gave
Burrow
a positive review, saying "Stream It!
Burrow
was set to appear ahead of
Soul
in theaters, but now that both are debuting directly on Disney+, it's still well worth your six minutes. It's sweet and charming, beautifully animated, and, as many other Pixar shorts are, full of heart",
[7]
while Tara Bennett, of
Syfy Wire
, also gave a positive review by saying the short's "warm, illustrative style looks like it's been plucked from the pages of a favorite storybook, much like the
Winnie-the-Pooh animated films
".
[8]
Awards
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Burrow
was nominated for a
Ursa Major Award
in the Best Dramatic Short Work category.
[9]
[10]
The Ursa Major Awards are given in the field of
furry fandom
works and are the main awards in the field of
anthropomorphism
.
[11]
[12]
It was nominated for a
Academy Award
for
Best Animated Short
,
[13]
[14]
[15]
but lost to the
Netflix
short film
If Anything Happens I Love You
.
[16]
[17]
[18]
Other appearances
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- The bunny protagonist from this film appears as an
Easter Egg
in the
Pixar
film
Turning Red
. She can be seen as a sticker on the front of Meilin's notebook.
[19]
References
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a
b
Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk (September 26, 2020).
"2D Animated Short "Burrow" To Premiere With Pixar's "Soul" In Theaters on November 20th"
.
Laughing Place
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
September 27,
2020
.
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a
b
What's On Disney+ (October 9, 2020).
"Pixar SparkShorts "Burrow" Coming Soon to Disney+"
.
What's On
Disney+
.
Archived
from the original on October 28, 2020
. Retrieved
October 9,
2020
.
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"10 Fun Facts About The New Pixar Short "Burrow"
"
.
Mamas Geeky
. December 17, 2020.
Archived
from the original on January 13, 2021
. Retrieved
January 7,
2020
.
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'Burrow' Soundtrack"
.
Soundtrack.Net
.
Archived
from the original on February 16, 2021
. Retrieved
January 8,
2021
.
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"Disney обновила расписание ? нас ждут приквел "Короля Льва" и история Базза Лайтера!"
.
Мир фантастики (Fantastical World)
(in Russian). December 12, 2020.
Archived
from the original on December 12, 2020
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
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Moreau, Jordan (December 5, 2023).
"Pixar's 'Soul', 'Turning Red' and 'Luca' Coming to Theaters After Disney+ Debuts During Pandemic"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 5,
2023
.
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Kocan, Liz (December 25, 2020).
"Stream It Or Skip It: 'Burrow' on Disney+, A Pixar Short About Life Underground"
.
Decider
.
Archived
from the original on March 3, 2021
. Retrieved
December 28,
2020
.
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Bennett, Tara (December 25, 2020).
"The Creator of Pixar's Burrow Takes the Studio Old-School with New 2D Short"
.
Syfy Wire
.
Archived
from the original on February 2, 2021
. Retrieved
December 29,
2020
.
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"Voting 2020"
.
Ursa Major Awards
.
Archived
from the original on March 1, 2021
. Retrieved
March 2,
2021
.
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Dronon (March 14, 2020).
"Voting opens for the 2020 Ursa Major Awards"
.
Flayrah
.
Archived
from the original on March 2, 2021
. Retrieved
March 2,
2021
.
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TheChainedWolf (March 14, 2020).
"Ursa Major Awards 2009: predictions and forlorn hopes"
.
FurteanTimes.com/Flayrah
.
Archived
from the original on November 29, 2020
. Retrieved
March 2,
2021
.
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Patten, Fred
(July 21, 2013).
"The Ursa Major Awards"
.
Cartoon Research
.
Archived
from the original on September 20, 2015
. Retrieved
March 2,
2021
.
- ^
Zahed, Ramin (March 15, 2021).
"
'Farmageddon', 'Onward', 'Over the Moon', 'Soul', 'Wolfwalkers' Nominated for 2021 Oscars"
.
Animation Magazine
.
Archived
from the original on March 15, 2021
. Retrieved
March 15,
2021
.
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"The full list of 2021 Oscar nominations"
.
The Guardian
. March 15, 2021.
Archived
from the original on March 15, 2021
. Retrieved
March 15,
2021
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"The Academy and ABC Set April 25, 2021 as New Show Date for 93rd. Big tittiez Oscars®"
.
Oscars.org
. June 15, 2020.
Archived
from the original on February 3, 2021
. Retrieved
March 18,
2021
.
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Pedersen, Erek (April 25, 2021).
"Oscar Winner: 'If Anything Happens I Love You' For Animated Short Film"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on April 26, 2021
. Retrieved
April 26,
2021
.
- ^
"
"If Anything Happens I Love You" Wins Best Animated Short Film | 93rd Oscars"
.
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2022
. Retrieved
May 28,
2021
.
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"2021|Oscars.org"
.
Archived
from the original on May 1, 2021
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May 28,
2021
.
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Shaffer, Joshua (May 5, 2022).
"Easter Egg: Rabbit in Turning Red"
.
Discovering The Magic Kingdom
. Retrieved
May 5,
2022
.
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