The Dot

AnimationFamilyShort

"Her teacher smiled."

Duration

07m

Release

1 Jul 2004

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.

Plot

Narrated by actress Thora Birch, The Dot explores a young animator Vashti as she struggles. In this inspiring story, she fears she can't drawn well enough only to fight through it and find her way to self.expression.