Fresh Guacamole
{{Short description|2012 American film}}
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| name = Fresh Guacamole
| image = Fresh Guacamole poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = PES
| writer = PES
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| producer = PES
| released = {{Film date|2012}}
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| distributor = Showtime
ShortsHD
| runtime = 1 minute, 40 seconds long
| country = United States
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Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 American animated short film written and directed by PES (Adam Pesapane).[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/most-viewed-indie-animated-shorts-on-youtube 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;{{cite web|title=2013|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013}} at 1 minute and 40 seconds, it is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/25/the-shortest-film-ever-nominated-for-an-oscar/|title=The shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar|accessdate=March 30, 2015|date=February 25, 2013|last= Washington Post, Brad Plumer|newspaper=The Washington Post }}
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.{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013|year=2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/02/01/movies/awardsseason/oscar-shorts.html}}{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Fresh Guacamole|year=2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/02/01/movies/awardsseason/oscar-shorts-4.html}}
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 diced. 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 & pepper shakers. The end result is "fresh guacamole" served with a side of "poker chips".
Accolades
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| Annecy International Animation Film Festival
| {{center|2012}} | The Annecy Cristal | rowspan="2"|PES | {{nom}} | |
| Academy Award
| {{center|February 24, 2013}} | {{nom}} | {{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013|year=2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/02/01/movies/awardsseason/oscar-shorts.html}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2309977}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJdJIwCF_Y Fresh Guacamole on Official PES YouTube channel]
- [https://pesfilm.com/pages/fresh-guacamole Official site]
Category:2012 animated short films
Category:Animated films without speech
Category:American animated short films