Family-friendly Chinese animation¹ One Small Step has been nominated for Best Animated² Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards, which will be held in Los Angeles on Feb 24.

 

适合全家观看的动画电影《冲破天际》被提名第91届奥斯卡最佳动画短片，本届奥斯卡颁奖典礼于2月24日在洛杉矶举行。
 

 

"We are very excited. It's very unexpected. We didn't feel that we would be shortlisted or nominated. This piece of news is a very big surprise for us. Now all the production staff are cheering for the nomination," said Zhang Hande, chairman of the film's producer, Taiko Studios.

 

The seven-minute story highlights the bonds of family and the pursuit of dreams. It follows the touching³ story of a Chinese girl named Luna who dreams of becoming an astronaut.

 

Her cobbler father often gives her moon-patterned boots on her birthday, as a way to show his support for his daughter.

 

As Luna grows up, she tries to realize her dream, but continues to fail. She also has to cope with the death of her father.

 

She falls into a depression, before one day, entering her father's studio, she sees the boots he made her. This lifts her spirits, and she eventually becomes an astronaut.

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