Inner Workings

Inner Workings (2016) is a Walt Disney Animation short you can watch online on iFILM. Inside a mild office clerk named Paul runs a constant argument: his cautious Brain calculates every move and fears everything around it, while his Heart longs for sunshine, the beach, and a doughnut.

Director Leo Matsuda tells nearly the whole thing without dialogue — colour, music, and cutting do the talking. Audiences first caught the short in front of Moana in theaters. Seven minutes on the quiet danger of getting through a whole day without once listening to yourself. Stream Inner Workings online on iFILM.