we released our Land before time cast teaser

Releasing the Littlefoot Teaser

I didn’t expect releasing the Littlefoot teaser to feel the way it did.

On paper, it was just a short teaser. A small step in a long production process. But emotionally, it felt like opening a door I’d been holding shut for years.

Littlefoot isn’t just another project to me. It’s tied directly to my childhood, to the stories that shaped how I understand emotion, loss, and honesty in filmmaking. The Land Before Time was one of the first films that showed me you could tell the truth to young audiences without softening it or explaining it away. It trusted silence. It trusted feeling. That stuck with me.

So when we finally shared the teaser, what followed caught me completely off guard.

The Reactions

People didn’t just comment. They shared memories.

They talked about watching the film with siblings who aren’t here anymore. About crying as kids and not fully understanding why. About how Littlefoot and his mum stayed with them long after the credits rolled. Some reactions were funny, but most were deeply human.

Seeing that reminded me why this project exists in the first place.

This teaser wasn’t about showing off animation or teasing plot. It was about seeing whether that emotional connection still existed. Whether people still cared.

They do. More than I ever expected.

Two years to reach this moment

This project has been a fight from day one. Two years of uncertainty, learning curves, problem-solving, and moments where it would’ve been easier to walk away. Animation is slow. Collaboration at this scale is hard. And when you’re working on something this personal, every delay feels heavier.

Which is why seeing the very first animated test shot of Littlefoot meant everything.

Not perfect. Not finished. But real.

He moved. He breathed. He existed.

That moment landed hard for all of us. It was the first time this idea stopped living purely in our heads and became something tangible. Something alive.

Gratitude

This film is only possible because of the people who believed in it.

Artists who gave their time, talent, and heart. People who understood the responsibility of touching something so beloved and treated it with care. Watching this team bring Littlefoot to life has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.

And to everyone who sent in a reaction, shared a memory, or simply felt something watching the teaser: thank you.

This film exists because of that love.

What comes next

The teaser is just the beginning.

There’s still so much more to share. The cast. The story. The moments we’re building toward. But for now, I wanted to pause and acknowledge this step for what it was.

A reminder of why we do this.

A reminder that stories matter.

And a reminder that sometimes, the films that shape us as kids never really leave us at all.