Lifted (2006 film)

Lifted
Official poster
Official poster
Directed byGary Rydstrom
Written byGary Rydstrom
Story byJeff Pidgeon
Max Brace
Produced byKatherine Sarafian
Edited bySteve Bloom
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution[a]
Release dates
Running time
5 minutes
CountryUnited States

Lifted is a 2006 American animated science fiction short film written and directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. This is the directorial debut of Rydstrom, a Academy Award-winning sound designer, editor and mixer, and the first produced by Katherine Sarafian, who went on to produce Pixar's Brave released in 2012.

Inspired by Metropolis (1927), the short debuted on October 12, 2006 at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival at Columbia College,[1][2] and was released theatrically with Pixar's Ratatouille on June 29, 2007. It was re-released theatrically in the United States on March 21, 2014 in 3D and IMAX formats.[3]


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  1. ^ Desowitz, Bill (September 25, 2006). "Gary Rydstrom's First Pixar Short to Debut at Chicago Fest". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pixar: An Afternoon With Gary Rydstrom". Chicago Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. ^ King, Susan (November 9, 2007). "'Ratatouille,' extras a feast for viewers with taste". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2015.