'' Piper '' is a 2016 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios . Written and directed by Alan Barillaro , it was theatrically released alongside Pixar 's '' Finding Dory '' on June 17 , 2016 . It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards , becoming the first Pixar animated short to win the award since '' For the Birds '' in 2002
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Piper (film)