He commented that while "the father loves his son wholeheartedly without restriction" at first, this begins to be altered by what the other people say as a result, he has to choose between deciding they are right and ignoring their thoughts. Rubio said that the boy from the short is "different from other children" since he can float. He stated that Float is inspired by his son, who is autistic, and that he identified with the father from the short. Rubio viewed the program as "a wonderful opportunity to tell story".
In January 2019, Rubio described the program as "different films from the kinds of films" developed at Pixar, while executive producer Lindsey Collins said that the shorts are referred to as "SparkShorts" because Pixar " to discover that creative spark" in its employees. It is the fourth film of Pixar's " SparkShorts" program, and it lasts approximately seven minutes. Cast įloat is a short film that was directed and written by Bobby Rubio, and produced by Krissy Cababa and Pixar Animation Studios it was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Alex continues to fly as his father happily runs around underneath him. As he looks at all the park attendees, his father, having answered his own question, cradles Alex in his arms and sits on the swing set, swinging back and forth to reinvigorate his son, and launches him in the air. Alex grounds himself and sadly pulls his hood over his head. He reacts in frustration by deeming Alex abnormal. He hurriedly grabs Alex to leave the park, but Alex has a temper tantrum. Much to his father's horror, Alex has escaped and is interacting with the other, confused children by floating. They leave the house while trying to avoid the neighbors. He keeps Alex on a leash and stuffs his backpack with rocks to keep him down, although these precautions are ineffective. Now four years old, Alex continues floating all over the darkened house as his father has become a hermit with a disheveled appearance. Watchful eyes begin to concern him as he grabs Alex and brings him back inside the house.
While showing him a dandelion, Alex proceeds to float, surprising him. A father is playing with his newborn son Alex in his front yard.