One Small Step

One Small Step

Directed by Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas

Produced by Taiko Studios

20188 min7.6 / 10

A heartwarming animated short about a Chinese-American girl's dream of becoming an astronaut, anchored by her loving relationship with her father and the quiet dignity of immigrant aspiration.

​Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.

Questions people ask

  • Does One Small Step end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is One Small Step easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is One Small Step violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is One Small Step scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is One Small Step sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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