Apple has announced that animated short film ‘Blush’ will premiere on TV+ on October 1st. The release marks the beginning of a multi-year partnership between Apple and Skydance Animation.
“Blush” follows the journey of a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival after he crash lands on a desolate dwarf planet. When an ethereal visitor arrives, the once-lone traveller discovers the joy in building a new life and realises the universe has delivered astonishing salvation.
The inaugural Apple/Skydance short film is written and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joe Mateo (“Prep & Landing,” “Big Hero 6”), and shares the storyteller’s deeply personal journey of healing, hope and the undeniably human moments of being rescued by love. Mateo developed “Blush” alongside the Skydance Animation team and the film is produced by Heather Schmidt Feng Yanu (“Toy Story,” the “Cars” trilogy) and executive produced by Oscar® winner John Lasseter (“Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars”). “Blush” joins highly anticipated Apple/Skydance features “Luck” and “Spellbound,” and the animated series “The Search for WondLa,” with several more feature films and television series to be announced over the term of the pact.
The short film recently had it‘s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13th of this year and will bolster an already impressive catalogue of animation and children’s entertainment on the service.
‘Blush’ will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 1st.
Apple TV+ is priced at $4.99 per month or $49.99 annually after a free 7-day trial.