description Pear Cider and Cigarettes Overview
Pear Cider and Cigarettes is a 2016 animated short film directed by Robert Valley, produced in both Canada and the United Kingdom. The film functions as a personal animated memoir, recounting Valley's relationship with his childhood friend Technicolor, whose self-destructive behavior and alcoholism eventually require medical intervention that Valley must help facilitate. Created with Valley's distinctive animation style that blends comic book aesthetics with motion graphics, the film presents a raw, unflinching look at friendship, addiction, and mortality. The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2017.
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Who is Techno Stypes in Pear Cider and Cigarettes?
Techno is Robert Valley's reckless longtime friend, whose heavy drinking and poor health drive the memoir. Valley travels to China to help bring him back to Vancouver for medical treatment.
Why does Pear Cider and Cigarettes look like a graphic novel?
Director Robert Valley adapted the film from his own graphic memoir and retained its angular figures, heavy shadows, and saturated colors. The result resembles illustrated panels brought into motion more than conventional studio character animation.
How long is Pear Cider and Cigarettes?
It runs for roughly 35 minutes, unusually long for an animated short submitted to awards programs. That length allows Valley to recount years of friendship, addiction, illness, and failed attempts to rescue Techno.
Did Pear Cider and Cigarettes win an Oscar?
The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards. It lost to Pixar's Piper, directed by Alan Barillaro.
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