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The artistic director for Disney\u2019s short, “Versa,” says the film was partially inspired by his own story of personal pain from losing a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Malcon Pierce, the artistic director for “Versa<\/u><\/a>,” a short film with no dialogue that tells the story of “a young couple who experience a range of emotions, from grief and loss to ultimate love, joy and acceptance, as they embark on an ethereal \u2018cosmic dance of life,\u2019” according to IMDb, said he and his wife lost a child, which was an experience that shaped the film\u2019s narrative.<\/p>\n

“During the production of Moana (2016), my wife and I were expecting our son, Cooper, but we had some complications during the pregnancy, and he ultimately ended up passing away,” Pierce told Deadline in an article<\/u><\/a> published in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“And this reset my wife and I in a very big way. I was just thinking about grief as this incredibly big and nearly impossible thing to get over,” he said.<\/p>\n

Pierce said that inspiration from the film came from infant loss groups<\/a> where people share about how they have worked to process the loss of a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I was inspired by the infant loss groups that my wife and I would go to,” Pierce said. “There were a lot of people talking about how they were triggered by watching movies featuring pregnant characters. And there was a lot of conversation about grief within couples who deal with the situation differently \u2014 either one of you wants to talk about the issue, or you don\u2019t.”<\/p>\n

Pierce said those discussions helped him recognize how common such experiences<\/a> are for many.<\/p>\n

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“So, I eventually saw that this is something a lot of couples go through, and wouldn\u2019t it be cool to have something that can reflect an experience like that and maybe help them relate to one another?”<\/p>\n

Pierce said that Disney\u2019s Chris Buck suggested he read “Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief,” by Tom Zuba.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a line in there that says, \u2018Grief has a way of splitting you open,\u2019” Pierce said. “And I was like, that\u2019s the way to earn this moment. Mom and dad get split apart. And that was relatable to my own experience in a lot of ways.”<\/p>\n

“I had this idea that you could have a great loss and go through the steps of grief<\/a>, and then you could start the next chapter,” he added. “But that\u2019s not true. What we learned is that grief is something that you learn to have a relationship with and you carry it with you. Over time, it becomes easier to carry, but it can also be very heavy, so I wanted to show this idea of wearing your scars proudly.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to The Walt Disney Company for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/disney-directors-loss-son-inspired-new-wordless-animated-film-versa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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