Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 American Animated cartoon short film written and directed by PES (Adam Pesapane).[ Top 50 Most-Viewed Indie Animated Shorts On Youtube|Cartoon Brew] The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards; at 1 minute and 40 seconds, it is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.
Distribution
After being nominated for an
Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by
ShortsHD.
Overview
The film uses the technique of
pixilation and shows a man's hands (the hands are from PES himself) making
guacamole out of familiar objects, which become different items whenever they are cut, often depending on (unspoken) puns. For example, a baseball is cut in half and then becomes a pile of
dice while it is being
Dicing. Each of the objects also resembles an ingredient actually used in an authentic guacamole recipe - a
grenade with a maroon number 7
billiard ball pit resembles an
avocado and pit respectively, a baseball resembles an
onion, a red
pincushion resembles a
tomato, a green miniature
golf ball resembles a lime, a green Christmas
light bulb (which is chopped into Monopoly game pieces/houses) resembles a jalapeño pepper, and king and queen
chess pieces resemble
salt &
Black pepper salt shaker. The end result is "fresh guacamole" served with a side of "
poker chips".
Accolades
Annecy International Animation Film Festival | | The Annecy Cristal | PES | | |
Academy Award | | Best Animated Short Film | | |
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See also
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2012 in film
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Independent animation
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