Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Trailer Sets Disney+ Release Date for Documentary Short

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Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Trailer Sets Disney+ Release Date for Documentary Short

Disney+ has dropped the official Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó trailer for the upcoming documentary short hailing from Taiwanese-American filmmaker Sean Wang.

The film had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. The Oscar-shortlisted film will be available for streaming in February 2024.

Check out the Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó trailer below

What is Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó about?

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó is produced and directed by Wang, with Sam Davis and Malcolm Pullinger serving as producers. Filmed during the pandemic, the multigenerational story centers around Wang’s titular grandmothers. The short will be part of Disney Branded Television’s upcoming relaunch of the People & Place documentary short film series, which originally premiered from the early ’50s to the ’60s.

“This multigenerational story follows this grandma super team that dances, stretches and farts their sorrows away,” reads the synopsis. “It will feature a mix of up-and-coming and established filmmakers telling the real-life stories of extraordinary people and places from around the globe that embody the Disney ethos.”

The creative team also includes executive producer Joanna Natasegara and Joyce N. Ho, who handled title, subtitle, and end credits’ design as well as animation.