How many minutes long is the Pixar short film Piper?

Piper is 6 minutes long.

Pixar’s 2016 short follows a hungry baby sandpiper learning to face breaking waves while searching for food. It was written and directed by Alan Barillaro, who developed the idea after observing shorebirds near Pixar’s Emeryville, California, campus.

The film was released theatrically with Finding Dory on June 17, 2016. Its short length is typical of Pixar’s theatrical shorts, which are designed to tell a complete emotional story before the feature begins. Piper relies almost entirely on visual storytelling, with little conventional dialogue.

A common mix-up is confusing Piper’s runtime with the much longer Finding Dory feature, or assuming that the short is seven or eight minutes because theatrical presentations may include studio logos and other material. The film’s six-minute runtime refers to the short itself. Piper also became notable beyond its length: it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards.