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The Dam Keeper is a 2014 American animated short film directed by Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. It tells the story of Pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. Although socially rejected by his peers, he is befriended by the artistic Fox.
Jan 29, 2015 · Two former Pixar artists have landed an Oscar nomination for “The Dam Keeper,” the first animated short they have written and directed.
Feb 10, 2015 · Making the animated short “ The Dam Keeper ” started out as a three-month experiment for former Pixar art directors Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi that has turned into a whirlwind...
Dec 21, 2014 · That’s certainly what happened with former Pixar artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi who precisely define themselves as “two artists capable of a singular look” in creating The Dam Keeper. The animated short tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything.
Nov 16, 2016 · One of the real standouts of last year's batch of Oscar-nominated shorts was The Dam Keeper , a gorgeously animated tale from Pixar alums Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. The story was simple...
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Mar 24, 2015 · Directed by former Pixar art directors Robert Kondo and Daisuke (Dice) Tsutsumi, The Dam Keeper tells the story of young Pig who lives and works in a windmill perched high atop a huge dam on the edge of town. His job is to keep the windmill running and thereby keep the encroaching black fog at bay.
Oct 28, 2014 · RK: I’m Robert Kondo, and both of us are former art directors at Pixar. We’re directors of a short film we made last year called The Dam Keeper. It’s an 18 minute animated short that’s painted in our styles – we tried to animate a painting basically, and yeah, we’re super happy to be talking to you about it.
