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Paperman

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An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected. From TMDB

51 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Sep 27, 2026 · last updated Oct 15, 2026 · How this works

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  • Miss Lala ☕🍒 @misslalavt.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2025

    ✨ Vtuber vs IRL ✨ My model is definitely inspired by myself but also there were other visual references like Dita Von Teese, Meg from the Disney short Paperman and Belle from the Mamoru Hosoda film. 🥰

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  • Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    Originally released alongside Wreck-It Ralph, critics and audiences fell in love with the 2012 animated short Paperman, which won Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards. Original post

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  • Yorugami @artofyorugami.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2025

    Screencap study of Paperman (2012) short film #YoruArt #Art #Study

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  • Lost Media Busters @lostmediabusters.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨: The animation style of Tiana, a now-cancelled Disney+ series based on "The Princess and the Frog", was going to mimic the style of Paperman, an iconic Walt Disney Animation Studios short film. While CGI, the series was set to also have hand-drawn elements as well.

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  • DanSlott @danslott.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    And a special footnote-- I saw Wreck It Ralph a crazy number of times, and (no offense to the team who made it) it wasn't for the movie. It was for the short before it: Paperman. I loved Paperman! I would see the short, the movie, and then stay in the theater to watch the short again. And then go.

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  • Yorugami @artofyorugami.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2025

    Screencap study of Paperman (2012) short film with a slight correction because a tangent was bothering me XD

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  • dimdiamond @dimdiamond.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Paperman au is still one of my favourite series I drew since I added my twist in the movie and made it kinda of a soulmate au where the world is grey till you meet your soulmate #haddotin

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  • Toni Reitter @tonichelle.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    Paperman should be coming up off the sea wall, past the Subway/Movie Theater, and onto Front Street. #Iditarod54

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  • erick-adub.bsky.social @erick-adub.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    And here's another unpopular opinion: I want Disney to continue experimenting with the cel shaded art style, like in this film & Paperman. It basically a combination of 2D, which is what we yearn for out of the company, and 3D, which is they probably won't move on from anytime soon.

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  • GabeA113 @gabea113.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    But going back to My Peoples, while it sucks it didn’t get made, in fact, we sadly ended up getting what’s so far possibly the worst WDAS film instead of the former, it’s still a fascinating cancellation of what it could’ve been Paperman and Spider-Verse before they existed in the 2010s.

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  • Jordan M. @movieman995.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2025

    It's such a bummer that Disney never made a full-length feature film with the Meander software that was first implemented for Paperman. That short is so freaking stunning.

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  • neuracnu @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 12, 2024

    All these comparisons to previous works illustrate how Wish may have reached but fell short of those high bars. I think the Spiderverse films are the closest I've seen to the playful microexpressions in Paperman popping up anywhere else, and there's no question on which of those two water reflection wide shots are more dramatic: the Sleeping Beauty shot is better stylized, better refined, with unnecessary elements completely removed to smack you in the face with an epic shot focused on two…

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  • Stefan Ellison @mrcoat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    The only thing I will say to this is I think it's odd that Spider-Verse is specifically credited with jumpstarting computer-animated films with a hand-drawn-like look when The Peanuts Movie was acclaimed for doing that three years prior There was also the Oscar-winning Disney short Paperman in 2012

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  • Dr. Dani Sanchez @analgesicsleepMastodon · Jan 16, 2026

    Get out your kleenex.. this is the Oscar award winning short “Paperman” (2012) (https://youtu.be/HMv1i3oa_8A?si=ZDRufWxLP_a7CjGz) which features some really beautiful and simple music by Christophe Beck #RetroView #paperman #pixar

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  • Trahan @scantrahan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    Reminds me of how Pixar North, their Vancouver office, got axed after their short film Paperman was nominated for an oscar.

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  • Island Of Horror @islandmexicano.bsky.socialBluesky · May 12, 2026

    Remembering, Disney's Paperman short and going "wow...Disney really made an insane and different looking short with amazing tech...and did nothing." Sucks cause I also remember loving this short more than Wreck-It Ralph. I fell in love with the style

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  • Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    Originally released alongside Wreck-It Ralph, critics and audiences fell in love with the 2012 animated short Paperman, which won Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards. Original post

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  • Maximo Salazar @maximoa113.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2025

    If so, I guess it could be better as a short film than a feature length film (think like Entergalactic, Paperman, Feast, The Spider Within or TMNT: Chrome Alone).

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  • Kaek @kaek.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    Had this stupid Noir scene on my mind after reading this, I was finally able to finish it, hand drawn and painted on Clip Studio Paint 🖌️ 😅😅😅 (Now I wish a 2D Noir movie in the Disney's Paperman style) #Disney #mickeymouse #McCarthyism #noir

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  • William Light @cromsthunder.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    I absolutely adore Paperman! I used to work for a movie theater and I fell head over heels for this short. I remember thinking it was magical. I need to watch it again!

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  • darakan @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 12, 2024

    Super cool. Thanks for sharing. Also seeing the reference to the Paperman short makes me want to rewatch that. I remember loving it years ago.

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  • Notorious B.A.Bs @babsiwuff.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2024

    You know what I can't stand? Nimona did it RIGHT. Disney's done it right before with Paperman and Feast AND they rocked the house with Once Upon a Studio. Yet they made their centennial feature film a halfassed, corporate-meddled rush job. WHY?

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  • The-Autistic-Artist 🥥 🎃 🍉 🏳️‍🌈 Halloween Era @theautisticart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    Oh, yeah, that is an example of what I was talking about. I was also going to bring up Paperman. But yeah, finding a way to bring different animation styles to screen, whether for a short or an entire film. I am not saying there isn't variety, in case there is any confusion.

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  • Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    Originally released alongside Wreck-It Ralph, critics and audiences fell in love with the 2012 animated short Paperman, which won Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards.

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  • Fahren, Most Spiteful @fahrenspite.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    Rewatched the film Free Guy and I forgot the song Paperman was in it. An amazing short film and possibly my favorite piece of music of all time. Always makes me emotional. youtu.be/XrqSF2OOz_M?...

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  • Randall P. Girdner @gracelandwest.comBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    Paperman was superb. I teach it in my film classes.

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  • Mark Truesdale @marktweedale.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    I'd want a romance, like When Harry Met Sally, but a musical and animated in the style of Paperman, with dance sequences in the style of Us Again. Not a kids film; it's for adults. Songs would be written by Laufey with her as the female lead's singing voice. Preferably a film full of autumn colours.

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  • CryoMusic @officialcryomusic.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    202) Paperman Very charming little short film. Simple, but doesn't need to be anything more than it is, and god DAMN does it look great. The 2D-3D hybrid animation here is super interesting and it's pulled off incredibly well. Simply lovely, please go check it out, it's only 6 minutes long.

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  • Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    She and Her Cat Feed the Kitty Paperman My Life as a Courgette Petite Maman Jess + Moss ANY Cartoon Saloon film [The Secret of Kells; Song of the Sea; Wolfwalkers] Sorry there aren't more, a lot miss either the gentle or the in French or English qualification.

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  • CloudyRoxas @cloudyroxas.bsky.socialBluesky · May 21, 2025

    92. Paperman (2012) This feels oddly nostalgic for a film I've never seen before. I think I might just miss Disney's old artstyle or their more subtle storytelling of the older days, but this short despite its uplifting story is also just sort of nostalgic in a bittersweet way.

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  • 🎮💖Gio Will Be Religiously Playing Zelda: Ocarina of Time💜🎮 @giocolucci89.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    Honestly, the worst thing they've ever done to me is use 'Paperman' song in 'Free Guy.' For some reason, that song hits me right in the feels. I was having a blast watching the movie, and then suddenly I'm a mess. It’s so pretty! 😭

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  • dagnamit @dagnamit.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2025

    “Paperman” (2012) by John Kahrs, the best 6min 35sec of my day. Absolutely loved this black & white love story short film. Reminded me of my 20’s getting coffee in Chicago’s Printer’s Row in the South Loop. Streaming on Disney+ #disney #animation #shortfilm youtu.be/mM6cLnscmO8?...

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    Yep. But, if they do turn Tiana from an alleged Paperman-style animated Disney+ series into a theatrical fully hand-drawn animated film sequel to The Princess and the Frog, they should delay it to Thanksgiving 2029 for OG P&TF’s 20th Anniversary and to not rush the film nor hurt its story’s quality.

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    If they turn Tiana from a Paperman-style animated Disney+ series into a theatrical fully 2D hand-drawn animated TP&TF sequel film, it must be delayed to Thanksgiving 2029 to give WDAS time to get the veteran Disney hand-drawn animators back and get the tech needed (Toon Boom Harmony) to make it 2-D.

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    especially if Disney decides to turn #Tiana’s Paperman-style animated Disney+ series into a theatrical fully 2D/hand-drawn animated film sequel to #ThePrincessAndTheFrog for a Thanksgiving 2029 release, since 2025-2028 for WDAS is already filled with Zootopia 2, an untitled original, and Frozen 3&4.

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  • 🌆🍂☕ Yeow95☕🍂🌆 @yeowninefive.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    Especially when we start getting into Disney using the Meander technology to make their CG/3D films resemble their 2D film during the 2010s (e.g. Paperman, Feast), I’m sure creatives would had been curious about accomplishing the reverse (2D emulate CG/3D, not just implement CG/3D elements). /3

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  • Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.onlineBluesky · Sep 29, 2024

    Paperman, my favorite Disney short of all time youtu.be/XrqSF2OOz_M?...

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  • The Rori Horror Picture Show @missrori.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2024

    Supposedly the reason they never used the Paperman technology again was because it was insanely expensive to use. In the meantime, this film was originally conceived as a 2D project but the filmmakers claim that 2D was not as visually versatile as 3D.

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  • B-Squared @fourdastreets.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

    Short Film: Paperman (Disney+) Ari's Rating: 3/5 I've decided to give Ari the true theatrical experience before we watch Wreck-It Ralph and show a Disney short film beforehand! This was a cute little 7-minute movie. #filmsky #animation

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  • Clementine Lo @sze9wei.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

    The cat is out of the bag!! Super excited our short was announced at Annecy today (on 62626 day!) Grew up in Geneva. 14 y ago I saw Paperman there. It blew my mind and is probably part of what led me to Disney and to this short. Full circle www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · May 29, 2026

    Did anyone else think the girl in this animation was the spitting image of "Lady" from "Lady in the Tramp" (1955)? Maybe it was just me? Anyway, this is quite an engaging tale about a young man who has espied a lady on his morning subway journey and then serendipity takes an helping hand and he spots her again through the open window of a nearby office building. He is too shy to approach her directly so how to communicate? Well how about sending messages to her via paper aeroplanes SWALK?…

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  • Emily Ward @omgitsemilyward.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    I can’t find exactly what was eligible for this category that year but if Free Guy’s score was eligible (*not like it was in contention) then this should have been because the composer of that reused his score from the short film Paperman …..

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  • Ryssa @guttersnipe1071.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2025

    This was the only reason I went to see Wreck-it Ralph in theaters the first time. I was more excited for the short than the actual movie. Loved the movie, but I was there for Paperman. I miss the pre-movie shorts.

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    Let’s hope they can do it in 5 years from now if they turn #Tiana’s Paperman-style animated Disney+ series into a theatrical #ThePrincessAndTheFrog film sequel “Tiana: Princess of Maldonia and the Frogs,” since Thanksgiving 2025-2028 is already set with Zootopia 2, a mystery original, and Frozen 3&4

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    Least its success means #Tiana’s in-color, #Paperman-style animated series for Disney+ might now become a fully 2D/hand-drawn animated theatrical sequel film to #ThePrincessAndTheFrog for a theatrical release in Thanksgiving 2029, which I hope they call it “Tiana: Princess of Maldonia and the Frogs”

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  • eliohypeguy.bsky.social @eliohypeguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2024

    Agreed. Also hope #Moana2’s box office success, after smartly changing it from a 6-part, 15-minute-per-episode (without end credits) Disney+ series to a theatrical film, sways Disney to turn Tiana’s Paperman-style animated Disney+ series 2 a theatrical hand-drawn #ThePrincessAndTheFrog 2 in Q4 2029

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  • Banjo's Backpack @banjosbackpack.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2024

    365 Days Of Music: Day 308 Christophe Beck - Paperman (Original Score) This song is from the short film, Paperman, which released alongside Wreck It Ralph. It's also one of my wife's favorite songs and today is our anniversary. Hence, today's pick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijz... #365DaysOfMusic

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  • NimbusLord @vrocd23.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2024

    Another example is “Paperman” where it was also shown in the Annecy Film Festival on June 2012. It wasn’t released online publicly until January 29, 2013 (until it was currently private later.) However it was shown alongside Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012.

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  • River @collartugs.comBluesky · Sep 3, 2023

    Paperman (2009) is probably my all time favorite. Emma Stone, Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow. good movie. though i'd watch Barbie on repeat right now for the Kenergy. also thank you!

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  • Latiro M.Z. Mazzaire (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @latiro.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2023

    Paperman (2012) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrqS... I love its art style and character designs. #Disney #Paperman #animation #cartoon #CGI

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  • tmdb65449702 @tmdb65449702TMDB reviews · Nov 21, 2015

    A beautiful encouraging love story.

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