Directed by : René Castillo
2001, Mexico
Calavera Films/ IMCINE/Roberto Rochin
Awards: Fipresci Prize - Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Best First Film - Ottawa International Animation Festival
A man dies and then experiences a very culturally Latin themed afterlife.
With what looks like mostly claymation style effects and use of very bright festive colors it is very reminiscent of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico where the director is from. I can't help but think of this short film as being a Hispanic cousin of Wallace and Gromit. It also has to be a precursor to the American Corpse Bride(2005) if not a direct rip-off.
Hasta los Huesos at IMDB
A blog review of the short film
A list of René Castillo's filmography
Hasta los huesos is one of the best shorts i have ever seen, (faintly reminiscent of the earlier wallace & gromit, but then darker and better), the story apart from it being very entertaining.
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