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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. Kondo and Tsutsumi began developing the film while working as art directors on Monsters University and produced it through a co-op program at Pixar. This is Tsutsumi's second short film, after 2011's Sketchtravel, and Kondo's first directorial effort. Producers Megan Bartel and Duncan Ramsay were also employees at Pixar. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film.
Original Release
02/06/2014
US Release
02/06/2014
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lars Mikkelsen | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Courtney Lockwood | Pig / Pig (voice) |
Directors
Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Writers
John Henry Hinkel, Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lars Mikkelsen | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Courtney Lockwood | Pig / Pig (voice) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Kondo | Producer |
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | Producer |
Megan Bartel | Producer |
Kane Lee | Producer |
Duncan Ramsay | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2015 | Oscar | Best Short Film, Animated | Nominated |