The Hole is a 15-minute animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley.
Summary[edit]
The film uses improvised dialogue from Dizzy Gillespie and George Mathews as two construction workers at work in the bottom of a hole on a construction site discussing the possibility of an accidental nuclear weapons attack.[1][2]
Accolades[edit]
The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1963.[3][4]
Legacy[edit]
In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6] The Academy Film Archive preserved The Hole in 2003.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ 1963 The. Hole: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
- ^ Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture
- ^ 1963|Oscars.org
- ^ When Indie Animation Won Its First Oscar|Animation Obsessive
- ^ "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections". Washington Post (Press release). December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links[edit]
- The Hole essay by Greg Cwik on the National Film Registry website
- The Hole at IMDb
- The short film The Hole is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
