Paperman went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013, and it remains one of the most technically interesting things Disney has produced in the modern era. The film uses a hybrid technique called Meander, which layers hand-drawn 2D lines directly over 3D computer animation — giving it the warmth of classic cel work with the spatial depth of CG. The result feels genuinely timeless in a way that fully digital animation rarely manages to achieve.

Walt Disney Animated Studios has a great short that played before the theater-release of Wreck-it-Ralph called Paperman. It’s beaut.