When a 7 min short film makes you feel many more things than a 2 hours film

A father's love and a little girls determination.

most dads give his daughter the world this one gave his daughter the universe

“Aim for the stars, but always plant your feet first.”

The lighting, toon shading and animation really made this 3d animated short feel very 2D. Excellent job. This is definitely very inspirational for my own animated short film that also has a theme of space travel.

This short film is so AMAZING! The story and music are impressive and I think it’s as good as Pixar’s short! I just started learning animation making and I hope one day I will make a short film like this one!

I'm not crying... *YOU'RE crying!*

I just found out I failed 3 classes this semester...It ruined me. My plan to become an engineer within 5 years just started to fall apart. After staying up most of the night and doing nothing the day after, just feeling horrible and sorry for for myself, I remembered this video. This animation. Took me a while to find it but when I finally found it...man...did it help. I may have fallen, but I’m gonna he get back up and work even harder! I’ll get that degree and become an engineer some day. Just wait and see.

**sees all the awards in the thumbnail** Me: **whispers** *you* *deserve* *it* *~*

god i cried the entire time this is so beautiful i cant even fathom

This deserves to be nominated for "Best Animated Short" at the Oscars.

I am Still crying What a Movie.. Better then Any Disney Movie ..Even a Heartless person Like me is Crying

I'm not fcking crying

They fit a whole Disney movie into 7 minutes👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

At 5:47 and 6:05 you see traditional Chinese new year decorations. The new year symbolizes a new beginning. Ahh I love the little details in this film so much!

I showed this to a couple of my students while teaching a lesson on empathy. The students were able to identify their emotions while watching and connect with some of the problems the character faced. We talked about how problems come in all sizes and we can show empathy to support one another to encourage them to never give up. Great lesson!

Today the dream of becoming an astronaut isn’t as far out as many people would like you to believe. And that makes me hopeful

damn invisible onion chopping elves **sniff** the journey of a thousand miles (or in the Moon's case, 238,900 miles) begins with a single step... ...and the love and support of the person cheering you from the very start.

The change in color palette really shows her emotions, like how happy She was with him, how absolutely panicked and devastated she was when he died, and how she got over his death, and her world slowly gained back its color. Beautiful work!!!

Congrats for the nomination for best animated short at the academy awards... well deserved

her dad passed before he can see her became astronaut :"( this made me thankful that my father passed earlier this year after I finished animation school and became 3D artist. he was an artist too but the economy pushed him to work in a desk job office and had no time to do art

Thank you. My dream is being a doctor. It always was. But I just can't get into medical school and I just give up this year. This video its making me feel like I SHOULD TRY AGAIN. THANK YOU.

Most fathers want to give their daughters the world. This father gave his daughter the universe.

Damn ninjas cutting onions

Such a beautiful story. It really hits the feelings in a very satisfying way, I really love everything about this film. The visuals are extremely well done, the animation is smooth, and I have to try and hold back tears because the storytelling is just *that good*. Amazing, I really hope that someday I can produce something even close to being as beautiful as this.

I lost my dad earlier in the year and this made me cry. Great job ❤❤❤

A common cliche being very well executed.

After hearing interviews on The Animated Journey where they spoke with Taiko leads, I can see why this studio fought so hard to make this short film a reality. The world needs more of this studio's work. Keep up the amazing job.

Though it is sad that this doesn't have alot of views, the fact in the end makes it a Gem among the unknown... And I'm glad to have found this Diamond.

6:41 This scene hit me HARD. SPOILERS When she took her 1st step on the moon and then it cuts to her jumping on the bed almost got me. I think this is the 1st animation short film that had me feeling this way

Top 10 Mysterious Anime characters #2 mailman from "One Small Step"

We all can relate to Luna's life. Time is precious, indeed. Value our parents sacrifices while we still have them. Every moment is a gift! It made me cry like a baby. Life is really beautiful. An Oscar well deserve short animated film!!! Please pick this one.

Growing up I wanted to be an astronaut. This is so inspirational and emotional... Thank you TAIKO Studios! :)

I think that important theme in this cartoon is careerism and inability to control it. Some people want to live a bright and flaming life so much so they lose the patient and real(in my opinion) part of life which is simple social interactions, love(yep) and just state of being lazy. I am not saying that career goals and stuff like that is not important and cant give pleasure and happiness. I am saying that the balance between these two edges is, in some way, the ultimate way to live a life.

Physically, the 3D animation looks so gooood. Emotionally, the story is beautiful and amazing! Musically, the music is just nostalgic (for some reason) and just wow. This just beautiful and heart captivating!!

The cinematography and lighting are excellent. I love the staircase-dining room scenes. The hard divide between the lamp in the dining room and the stairway in shadow always conveys moments when Luna and her father are close and when she isn't, and then having the lamp turned off for the father's death, as if all life in the house had disappeared. Amazing storytelling.

Everyone deserves a second chance, and everything you experience happens once in a lifetime!! That animated short is fantastically crafted and showcase that everyone from different races can achieve their dreams even in the most challenging times ahead. Don't give up on your dreams, it will pay off in the end. Kudos to Taiko Studios!!!

thank you TAIKO for such amazing great film....

I had to watch this in class I was trying not to cry in front of people

notice at 4:35 when she turns off the light of her room, moon in the sky slowly disappears, that is hell of a metaphor and detailing !!! Love the film.

I thought I was looking at a Disney Short... so AWESOME 💞💞

This was much better than I expected, this is an amazing movie :)

The message this story gives. "If something blocks your way, Don't give up and keep trying soon you will reach the goal you had from the start."

This movie makes me cry... I thank God because I have my mother who gave everything for her children so that we could get ahead and have a career and a life!!! I love my mom very much!!!

Finally something that youtube recommendation did right

TAIKO Studios is going places. Cannot wait to see more from you guys.

I watched it five times, and cried every single time.

0:34 Loved the way they animated him presenting the gift, I can totally imagine him saying something along the lines of "guess what I have for you?"

This broke me down into tears, im a negative person and, my dreams are like the same, i wish with all of my heart to become an astronaut... but my grades are the worst... seeing my closest friends triumph in their grades and allof that stuff makes me happy, and also jealous, but this video motivated me that i know i can do better and i know i can have better grades too, and i can become an astronaut, i know is a little bit deep but i just... want to become someone, to tell my kids, how proud i am from my job someday, well... i'll be that person... im tired of being a lazy, crying ass, thank you... you guys, make someones day... and even life, thanks, best video ever

This hit home. I didn't spend that much time with my mom eversince i got into College. I wished i didn't have to focus on social life at College and actually spend time with her.

Man... as someone planning to apply for astronaut candidacy during or after college, this hit me really hard. Such a beautiful and universal story.

I have come back to watch this short every year since it came out. Still brings a tear to my eye.

oh my god i cried so hard im chinese too !! this makes me really happy

Someone get this submitted for best academy animated short film!

That movie makes me cry every time i watch . Welldone . I wish you will fo better in future. 💟💟💟

This short film made me cry 😭.

GREAT story....... and it’s so true...... no matter what life throws at you believe in yourself and keep trying (Smile)

At the end where she sees the Earth from the moon, imagine what a let down it would be to see a flat Earth.

This made me cry. Very well done. Those were somer wonderful 7mins of feels.

This is absolutely incredible, one of the best short films I’ve ever seen.

stupid cliches making me cry my eyes out every single time

I cried for real with this, the lose of the father hitted me real hard 2:59 i couldn't keep watching from the sadness it provocated me. For real this is so heartbreaking because you know what is going to happen to him

Filmnya sangat menginspirasi! Ayah memiliki peran yang sangat besar bagi anaknya, di film ini mengisahkan bahwa ayah akan melakukan appaun bagi anaknya bahkan meski harus sampai tangannya terluka. Sebagai anak, seharusnya kita bisa selalu menghargai tindakan orang tua dan jangan semakin dewasa malah semakin cuek kepada orang tua. Dari anaknya pun hal yang bisa dicontoh adalah selalu yakin dan fokus pada tujuan yang ingin dicapai, lakukanlah yang terbaik, dan jangan berhenti mencoba.

This short film has so much emotion in it in 7 minutes with no words. Especially when compared to a hour and a half or two hour movie. The people that worked on this should be proud of this and they should get way more recognition cause this was amazing

I LOVE IT THE ANIMATION IS SO CUTE

Theres a eye in my tear

this film is absolutely gorgeous and hits so close to home. i can’t put into words how much I loved this!!!!

This has been my motivation for the past two or so years, thank you

I'm positive that a lot of people are going to watch this and feel inspired, even though it has only 800 views by now. Thank you for sharing.

Nothing has even happened yet and I'm already crying Edit:NOW IM CRYING EVEN MORE NOOO

This is amazing!! I LOVE the art style, and it's so beautifully animated. It's a real tearjerker too, and I'm only holding back my tears because I'm at the library right now (it's really difficult to do that though lol) I absolutely loved this, I hope to see more like this from this studio.

Best animated short I have seen with so much relatability and so much love put in to it. You people are going to high places with quality

Me being like: please don’t die please don’t die please don’t let the father die Later: Darn it Edit: I loved the back story and it is so heart warming that she reached her dream even when her dad died

This make me cry 😢😢This is so cute ❤❤ Ps:Believe in your dream 😊

One of the best Short Film I have ever watched .. my eyes filled with tears in the end with that one small step .

This is such a beautiful piece of work. Truly heart-wrenching at the right moments.

One small step, a chance at hand, To every dream that course to land. And where they go to that distant glow, Fair to hope may bright to show. For that a star shall soar to height, Across the known of worlds in sight. Those that sleep and those that wake, There they stand as fierce to make.

5:20 okay the tears are coming

Such a beautiful short film!! Both visual and story-wise! God bless the crew behind this!

This short is touching, beautifully animated, perfectly themed, and condensed extremely well. Honestly, amazing work! Everyone involved in this project should be proud.

Good god, this makes me feel the same things I fealt when I watched UP.

I've never seen anything more beautiful and meaningful as this. I aspire to make a short like this one day, thank you!

that was so beautiful.. i cried. so meaningful. thank you for this beautiful short film!

ive watched this a lot of times and each time i cry rivers

Thanks to everyone at TAIKO, this is a huge reminder for me to keep being grateful with my parents endless support for my dream as an aspiring animation artist. This short-film means so much to me, straight into my deepest heart. God bless!

That father did his job right

This short film had me watching over and OVER again

Fantastic little short, that pulls on the heart and mind at the same time. Bravo. Also, I'm not crying, You're crying!

Yeah this definitely deserves The awards

Me: pff this is going to do the parent dying cliche I've seen this a million times I won't be fazed by this Guy: you ok? Me: yes *sniff* I've seen this a million times *cries*

Wow. Just WOW. This made me cry! What an amazing short film!

Beautiful. Thank Taiko for this moving film.

Thank you for the representation. Thank you for the story. Thank you thank you thank you. I'm going through similar struggles literally right now in my life. Everything about this is relatable and everything about this is beautiful. It gives me hope for the future and strength to endure whatever life hits me with. I really hope this one wins at the Oscars, but even if it doesn't, know that you've touched millions of hearts.

Teaser comes 10 months ago. And this video deserve a good quality for 10 months in making of this gold animation.

Visually, this is the most beautiful animated film I have ever seen. Absolutely stunning, and complimented by every other aspect of production. Incredible work, congratulations to all involved.

I watched this at CG and thank you for made this. This is meaningful 💕💕 and i want to cry 😭

All of the nominees are beautiful films in their own unique way, but this one gets my vote ;) Good luck at the Oscars!

Incredible film - congratulations and good luck at the Oscars

This is the best short film that I've ever seen in my life

Thank you for making this film. It reminds my of my dad. Even tho we were not so close, but i know he always cares.