Taught, clever, and extremely charming, the defining years of a father/daughter relationship are charted from the perspective of the family car, which provides consistency to the many changes in their lives.

A lifelong-friendship diverges between Robert, a steady, aspiring writer, and Techno, who never grows out of his childhood love for thrills, which reaches a point of self-sabotage. This piece is driven by descriptive, textured voice-over covered by abstract imagery that builds effectively, despite being atypical of animated shorts.

A middle-aged cowboy is unable to cope with the memory of a childhood incident that left his father dead. While Borrowed Time’s inordinate amount of pathos might leave certain story elements wanting, the animation, pacing, and special attention to sound all build an incredibly tense experience.

A girl with different colored eyes sees two different versions of reality: one sees the future, the other the past. Surgery can ensure a singular vision, but which version of reality should she choose? This incredibly brainy idea as short-form often feels on the verge of brilliance, but always remains interesting, even if its full potential goes fully unrealized here.

Pixar’s cute, to-the-point entry about a baby sandpiper learning to fend for itself works conceptually and visually, but is a cut below the ideas and wit of the other entries and Pixar’s own, more memorable work.