Overview
A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film (2011) and the Annecy Cristal for a Short Film (2010)
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Nominations
Nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Short Animation (2010)
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Based on
Based on The Lost Thing
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Music
Music by Michael Yezerski
Details
- Directors
- Writer
- Shaun TanComic Book, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 3, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Streaming on
In the United States
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