June Movies – Short Animated Movies

Short and animated, these movies are recognized as imparting life skills, moral values, and family values.  In this list of June movies, you have ample stories that revolve around parenting and family life. All these being animated movies, these June movies are quite relatable to our lives. Values showcased through these June movies are essential elements associated with the well-being of an individual and a family as a whole.

Piper

Year: 2016
Duration: 6m
Director: Alan Barillaro
IMDb: 8.3

A flock of sandpipers is seen scavenging for food at a seashore. Among them is a small one named Piper, accompanied by her mother. It is Piper’s first day at the seashore. Her excitement soon fades when a large surf engulfs her while the rest of the flock moves back in time. Little Piper is scared and decides not to venture out to the sea. However, she is not too small to depend on her mother anymore. Forced by hunger, she once again decides to step into the sea. When she is faced with another fierce surf, she tries to burrow under the sand like crabs around her. That is when a crab tells her to open her eyes. She sees bivalves all around. She sheds her fear and excitedly hunts for prey. A very short yet beautifully made movie that fits perfectly well in the list of June movies.

Bao

Year: 2018
Duration: 7m
Director: Domee Shi
IMDb: 7.5

Bao in Mandarin means steamed bun. It also means something precious. The story is inspired by the bittersweet tragedy of children growing up, leaving their parents. The short story begins by showing a woman baking buns for her husband and herself. While she is eating it, she realizes a bun is alive. She falls in love with it and nurtures it as her child. Bao grows up, and she takes it wherever she goes. Seeing other children playing, Bao wants to go with them. But she denies his wish. However, he soon finds his friend circle. And one night, much to the dismay of her mother, he brings home his fiancée. He decides to go with her. She tries to stop him. In a fit of anger, she just gulps him. She is distraught and cries in her bed. That is when her actual son turns up. They had not been on talking terms. But they soon reconcile. Later, his fiancée joins them, and they are happy together.

For the birds

Year: 2000
Duration: 4m
Director: Ralph Eggleston
IMDb: 8.0

So very short yet so meaningful is For the Birds. A flock of fifteen small, chubby birds lines up on a powerline. On one side, on the post, is sitting a large, apparently older bird. The small birds imitate and mock the noise of the larger bird. That is when the big bird flies and perches right in the middle of the line of smaller birds. The power line is already sagging. Now, two of the smaller birds begin to peck at him down while the others hoot in support. In the process, the power line continues to sag. The powerline sags down so much that the big bird lands without much hassle. However, when the big bird was released, the tempered powerline shot back, throwing all fifteen small birds. More shamefully, while the smaller ones are shot up, they shed their feathers. And one by one, each of them, now naked, falls around the big bird. They become a laughing stock in front of the big bird.

One Small Step

Year: 2018
Duration: 8m
Directors: Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas
IMDb: 7.4

Luna, a young girl, is fascinated after seeing the take-off of a rocket on TV. She dreams of becoming an astronaut. She lives with her father, who cares for and supports her in every way possible. Every time she fails, he has a solution to fix her trouble. Even as she is preoccupied with her own life, she takes for granted her father’s presence and support until one day he passes away. Now she can only look back in regret and gratitude. She is all the more determined to realize her dream of becoming an astronaut. Later, she graduated and became an astronaut. There is no dialogue in the movie, yet the story is remarkably compelling. A rewarding short movie to be in the May movies list.

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Year: 2025
Duration: 36m
Director: 2020
IMDb: 8.2

Finn is a newborn. Yet, his parents are already concerned about how he would live in the vast and complex universe. Which means they have to teach him everything they know, and they don’t. Thanks to them, he grows up as an inquisitive child. His favorite place is the Museum of Everything. On Earth Day, Finn’s parents convince him to go to Central Park. His parents want him to enjoy the beauty of the park. In turn, he persuades them to visit the museum, where he gets to explore the diversity of the Earth. He is amused and learns to appreciate the flora and fauna. On the way back home from the museum, he looks at the nature around him with a whole new insight. Once back home, his father has more life lessons for him as they talk on their terrace.

Miles to Fly

Year: 2020
Duration: 7m
Director: Stephanie Kua Soo Kuan
IMDb: 6.0

The plot revolves around a hardworking boy, Miles, who wants to be a pilot, and his mother, who is a baker. He studies hard to realize his dream. But for the daily sustenance, he has to help his mother in her business. He gets the eligibility confirmation letter from the Pilot Academy to appear for the final examination for the pilot license. But he realizes, his mother is too weak and sickly to run the bakery business on her own. He decides to keep his dream away and help his mother. One day, she falls sick and is admitted to the hospital. While flipping through his books, in his admission letter, he finds a small note from his mother that reignites his dream.

How do you rate the list of June movies? For me, two aspects of these movies stood out. Being very short,t these movies do not consume much of our time. In fact, in one sitting, we could watch all of them. Secondly, being animated movies, they are easily assimilated and accepted.