Lifted (2006 film)

Lifted
Lifted
	Official poster
Directed by	Gary Rydstrom
Written by	Gary Rydstrom
Story by	Jeff Pidgeon; Max Brace
Produced by	Katherine Sarafian
Edited by	Steve Bloom
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Production; company	Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	October 12, 2006 (Chicago International Film Festival); June 29, 2007 (with Ratatouille);
Running time	5 minutes
Country	United States

Lifted is a 2006 American animated science fiction short film written and directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. This is the directorial debut of Rydstrom, a Academy Award-winning sound designer, editor and mixer, and the first produced by Katherine Sarafian, who went on to produce Pixar's Brave released in 2012.

Inspired by Metropolis (1927), the short debuted on October 12, 2006 at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival at Columbia College,^[1]^[2] and was released theatrically with Pixar's Ratatouille on June 29, 2007. It was re-released theatrically in the United States on March 21, 2014 in 3D and IMAX formats.^[3]

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^ Desowitz, Bill (September 25, 2006). "Gary Rydstrom's First Pixar Short to Debut at Chicago Fest". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
^ "Pixar: An Afternoon With Gary Rydstrom". Chicago Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
^ King, Susan (November 9, 2007). "'Ratatouille,' extras a feast for viewers with taste". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

[2] Desowitz, Bill (September 25, 2006). "Gary Rydstrom's First Pixar Short to Debut at Chicago Fest". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

[3] "Pixar: An Afternoon With Gary Rydstrom". Chicago Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

[4] King, Susan (November 9, 2007). "'Ratatouille,' extras a feast for viewers with taste". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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