Fantasy · Ages 3–7 · 5-minute film
The Dragon's Apprentice
Everyone feared the dragon. Your child understood it.
A five-minute cinematic short where your child meets a frightened young dragon — and, because they know what it's like to feel small and scared, helps it be brave.
$29.99 · one photo to start · delivered within 24 hours
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A hero story for the tender-hearted.
Most “be the hero” films are about slaying the monster. This one isn't. It's about a child who looks at the thing everyone else fears — and understands it. If that sounds like your kid, it was written for them.
- The child who feels everything deeply.
- The child who is shy, or slow to warm up.
- The child who gets scared of the dark, or of monsters.
- The child who has been called “too sensitive” or “too much”.
They don't defeat the dragon. They befriend it. And they learn their gentleness was the brave thing all along.
How it goes.
In a village that fears dragons, your child finds a frightened young dragon hiding alone, understands it because they feel the same, and helps it be brave — and both overcome their fears together. A gentle Pixar fantasy about courage and friendship.
- Cinematic Pixar 3D
- Understanding over fear
- 5-minute personalized film
The moment it turns on
“You're braver than you feel, when you're not alone.”
From the film
Four of the frames your child will be in.
What you get
One film, made for one child, from one photo.
- The full 5-minute personalized film
- Studio narration and an original score
- A person checks every scene
- Delivered by email within 24 hours
- Loved, or your money back
Questions parents ask
Is it scary?
No. There's a moment of gentle tension — a storm, a frightened dragon — but it resolves into warmth and safety every time. It's made for 3–7-year-olds and errs toward cozy, never intense. The dragon is a friend by the end, not a threat.
Isn’t a screen a bad idea before bed?
It’s five calm minutes with a warm narrator and a soft score — closer to a read-aloud than a cartoon. Plenty of parents keep it for the wind-down, not the wired-up part of the evening. You decide when it fits.
What photo works best?
One clear, front-facing photo in good light — the kind you’d text a grandparent. No studio shot needed. We handle the rest, and we’ll tell you before we start if a photo won’t work.
How is this different from the $8 personalized videos?
Those are one template with a face swapped in, ready in minutes. This is a five-minute story with studio narration, an original score, and a human checking every scene before it’s delivered. Different product, different price.
How long until it arrives?
Within 24 hours. It’s made for your child after you order — not pulled off a shelf — and we email you the moment it’s ready.
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Some kids need to see it to believe it
Yours might need to see themselves. Cast them as the child who understood the dragon. One photo is all it takes to start.
Make their film$29.99 · delivered within 24 hours · loved, or your money back