PINEAPPLE CALAMARI: Watch The Brilliant Stop-Motion Short Now!

James Marsh, Editor, Asia; Hong Kong, China (@Marshy00)

Stop whatever it is you are doing and give over the next nine minutes of your life to watching Kasia Nalewajka's wonderful stop motion animation Pineapple Calamari, and I promise that you will thank me for it. On the one hand a heart-breaking tale of loss and denial, a beautifully understated portrait of a same sex relationship, it's also an absurd, hilarious and brilliantly told story of coping, enabling, ambition, alcoholism and so much more besides.

I first saw the film at Sitges back in 2014, where I was serving on the Animated Shorts Jury. As soon as Pineapple Calamari unfolded before me, the competition - in my eyes at least - was over. When it came to our deliberations, my fellow jurors were of the same opinion, and we awarded the film the category's top prize - one of many such awards Nalewajka's film - which she co-wrote with Daniel Negret and Manuela Lupini - won on the circuit that year.

Today, the creators of Pineapple Calamari have released it online, in all its horse-riding, whisky chugging, frog-tossing glory for you to enjoy. But don't take my word for it, just hit play on the video below and delight in the twisted majesty of Pineapple Calamari.


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