‘Bao’: Pixar Short About a Chinese Dumpling Is Now Free to Watch Online

Though never quite as celebrated or well known as their feature-length counterparts, Pixar’s short films have been beloved since “Tin Toy” won the animation studio its first Academy Award in 1989.

Often paired with features — a tradition dating back to “Geri’s Game” playing before “A Bug’s Life” — they feature everything from singing volcanoes to little birds confronting their fear of water.

Pixar’s most recent short, “Bao,” was coupled with “Incredibles 2” and is now free to watch on YouTube.

Do so below if you’re so inclined, but make taste: Today is the last day it’s available.If you haven’t seen it, here’s the premise: “In ‘Bao,’ an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.

Mom excitedly welcomes this new bundle of joy into her life,

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