Loop (2020 film)

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Loop
An image of the Loop film poster
Official film poster
Directed byErica Milsom
Screenplay byErica Milsom
Story by
  • Adam Burke
  • Matthias De Clercq
  • Erica Milsom
Produced by
  • Michael Warch
  • Krissy Cababa
Starring
  • Madison Bandy
  • Christiano Delgado
  • Louis Gonzales
  • Asher Brodkey
Cinematography
  • Danielle Feinberg
  • Sylvia Gray Wong
Edited byJason Brodkey
Music byMark Orton
Production
company
Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) (Disney+)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Loop is a 2020 American animated drama short film directed and written by Erica Milsom with the story being written by Adam Burke, Matthias De Clercq and Milsom, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth short film in Pixar's "SparkShorts" program and focuses on a chatty boy and a non-verbal autistic girl, learning to understand each other.[1][2] The short was released on Disney+ on January 10, 2020.[3]

Plot[]

Renee, a 13-year-old non-verbal autistic girl, sits patiently in a canoe waiting for a partner while playing with a sound app on her phone. Marcus arrives late and the camp counselor tells him to partner with her, much to his annoyance. Marcus attempts to speak with Renee, who is only able to mutter and make noises to express her feelings. When Marcus attempts to show off his paddling skills, Renee is unimpressed and starts rocking the boat. Marcus asks Renee to tell him what she wants and she responds by showing a poop emoji on her phone and signaling to a couple of outhouses. Marcus obliges and paddles her to land.

When they pass by some reeds, Renee reaches out to let them brush past her arms. She has Marcus paddle through multiple times, and he realizes that she didn't actually need to use the outhouses and just wanted to touch the reeds. He tries doing the same thing, and then Renee goes back to her phone. This gives Marcus an idea to connect with her. He paddles them to a tunnel and has Renee play her phone so that the sound can reverberate. At first, she enjoys it. Then a speedboat races by and the sound reverberates, overwhelming Renee. She frantically paddles out of the tunnel, nearly colliding with the speedboat in the process. When they crash onto land, Renee has a meltdown and throws her phone, which falls into the lake. Sobbing, she hides under the canoe while Marcus watches the chaos unfold in bewilderment.

Eventually, Marcus pulls up a reed and sits by the canoe until Renee calms down. She sits up and takes the reed where she begins to giggle. The two repeat the sound that the phone made together. Marcus and Renee get back into the canoe and paddle back to the camp.

In a post-credits scene, Renee's recovered phone is resting in a bowl of rice and it receives a message from Marcus asking if she wants to go canoeing again.

Cast[]

  • Madison Bandy as Renee
  • Christiano Delgado as Marcus
  • Louis Gonzales as Camp Counselor

Additional voice cast[]

  • Asher Brodkey
  • Erica Milsom

Production[]

Development[]

Loop was directed and written by Erica Milsom, from a story by Adam Burke and Matthias De Clercq. Michael Warch and Krissy Cababa produced the short.[4]

The team brought in consultants from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to ensure that Renee's portrayal would be authentic.[5]

Music[]

Mark Orton composed the music for Loop.[6] The score was released on February 28, 2020.[7]

Loop (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Mark Orton
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
GenreFilm score
LabelHollywood

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Mark Orton.

No.TitleLength
1."You Gotta Help Me Out"0:37
2."Renee's Place"1:26
3."Tunnel Magic"0:46
4."Overload"0:50
5."Processing Time"0:47
6."Marcus' Patience"1:26
7."Loop Theme"1:38
8."Surface (Bonus Track)"0:38
9."Echoer (Bonus Track)"0:48
10."Slow Time (Bonus Track)"0:39
11."Loop Redux (Bonus Track)"1:25
Total length:11:00

Release[]

Loop was released on Disney+ on January 10, 2020.[8][9][10]

Reception[]

Loop received mostly positive reviews. Reviewers commented on its decision to portray the world through Renee's eyes. Jonathon Briggs wrote "By training our eyes to imagine what the world might look like from someone else's perspective, Loop encourages us to practice empathy in what feels like an increasingly divisive and judgmental world."[11]

The autistic community responded enthusiastically to Loop. Autistic people on Twitter expressed excitement prior to the film's release.[12] Autistic reviewers praised the portrayal of Renee for being positive and authentic.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Orange, B. Alan (January 10, 2019). "Pixar Announces New Short Film Program Sparkshorts". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "SparkShorts". Pixar. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Gentile, Dan (January 9, 2020). "Pixar's new Bay Area-inspired short 'Loop' will look familiar if you've ever been to Berkeley". SFGate. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Romano, Nick (October 30, 2019). "Pixar previews all six short films in SparkShorts trailer on Disney+". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pixar SparkShort "Loop" Promotes Autism Acceptance, Celebrates Difference and Helps Inspire Change". The Walt Disney Company. April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mark Orton Scoring Pixar Short 'Loop'". Film Music Reporter. August 18, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Loop' Soundtrack". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Fabian, Renee (November 21, 2019). "Pixar Will Release New Short Film 'Loop' Featuring Nonverbal Autistic Character". The Mighty. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Wolfe, E. (November 12, 2019). "Disney+ Review: Pixar SparkShorts 'Float' is The Heartwarming Tale of a Very Special Child". Walt Disney World News Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  10. ^ Lopez, Kristen (January 10, 2020). "Why Pixar's First Non-Verbal Character In The Short 'Loop' Was a Game-Changer". Forbes. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Briggs, Jonathon (January 14, 2020). "9 Reasons You Should Watch Pixar's 'Loop'". Yahoo. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  12. ^ Fabian, Renee (November 21, 2019). "Pixar Will Release New Short Film 'Loop' Featuring Nonverbal Autistic Character". The Mighty. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Sinclair, James (January 15, 2020). "'Loop' Review: Is there a Place for Neurodiversity at Disney?". Autistic and Unapologetic. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  14. ^ Hansen, Quincy (January 27, 2020). "An Autistic Review and Analysis of "Loop". – A Breath of Fresh Air for Positive and Accurate Autism Portrayal". Speaking of Autism. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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