An Almost Christmas Story is a 2024 animated short film directed by David Lowery.
| An Almost Christmas Story | |
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| Directed by | David Lowery |
| Written by | David Lowery Jack Thorne |
| Story by | Alfonso Cuarón Jack Thorne |
| Produced by | Alfonso Cuarón David Lowery Gabriela Rodríguez |
| Starring | Cary Christopher Estella Madrigal Jim Gaffigan Mamoudou Athie Alex Ross Perry Gianna Joseph Phil Rosenthal Natasha Lyonne John C. Reilly |
| Music by | Daniel Hart |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Disney+ |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA young owl named Moon unexpectedly finds himself in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Center. In his attempts to get home, he forms a bond with a lost girl named Luna.
Cast
edit- Cary Christopher as Moon
- Estella Madrigal as Luna
- Jim Gaffigan as Papa Owl
- Mamoudou Athie as Pelly
- Alex Ross Perry as Dave the Dog
- Gianna Joseph as Peaky
- Philip Rosenthal as Punt
- Natasha Lyonne as Pat
- John C. Reilly as The Folk Singer
Production
editIn September 2024, it was announced that Disney+ would release An Almost Christmas Story, which would be the third and final holiday short produced by Alfonso Cuarón for the streaming service, after Le pupille (2022) and The Shepherd (2023). It was loosely based on the story of Rocky, an owl who was discovered and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. John C. Reilly, in his role as "The Folk Singer", will also perform four songs in the short, two of which are original.[1]
David Lowery went to Nicholas Ashe Bateman, founder of Maere Studios to design and create the short. Maere Studios created a totally CG process to emulate different types of animation, including stop motion and miniatures. [2]
Release
editAn Almost Christmas Story premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 14, 2024.[3] It will also screen at the Animation Is Film Festival that same month.[4] It premiered on Disney+ on November 15, 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alfonso Cuarón's 'An Almost Christmas Story' Animated Short Set to Premiere on Disney+; Written & Directed by David Lowery". Deadline. 12 September 2024.
- ^ O'Falt, Chris (2024-11-16). "'An Almost Christmas Story': David Lowery Believes We Are at a 'Sea Change Moment' for CG Animation". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ https://filmguide.hamptonsfilmfest.org/events/analmostchristmasstory/
- ^ "An Almost Christmas Story".
- ^ Disney Plus (2024-10-14). An Almost Christmas Story | Official Trailer | Disney+. Retrieved 2024-10-14 – via YouTube.