The Hole is a 15-minute American animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley. It was released in 1962, and it discusses the then-popular topic of nuclear warfare.
Summary
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. They discussing the possibility of an accidental nuclear weapons attack.[1][2]
Accolades
The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1963.[3][4]
Legacy
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
- ↑ 1963 The. Hole: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
- ↑ "Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture". Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "1963|Oscars.org". Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
External links
- 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.