{"id":6739,"date":"2023-01-24T16:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=6739"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:29:04","slug":"my-year-of-dicks-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=6739","title":{"rendered":"How to watch ‘My Year of Dicks,’ the Oscar-nominated short that cracked Riz Ahmed up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While announcing this year’s Oscar nominations<\/a>, Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed had to stifle a giggle at one nominee’s name: “My Year of Dicks,” which is nominated in the Best Animated Short Film category.<\/p>\n

The delightfully titled short, directed by Sara Gunnarsd\u00f3ttier, is based on Pamela Ribon’s memoir, Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn’t Share in Public<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Over five chapters, “My Year of Dicks” recounts 15-year-old Pam’s quest to lose her virginity in the early ’90s. Each chapter features art by a different animator<\/a> and draws on a different element of Pam’s imagination, turning her affection for boys into animated flights of fancy. She fantasizes about edgy vampire skateboarders and brooding arthouse heroes. A day at the fair becomes an anime adventure, while a fallout with a friend devolves into a true horror film.<\/p>\n

“My Year of Dicks” deftly navigates adolescent awkwardness, from mortifying sex talks to house parties gone wrong. Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir and Ribon have created a film that is sweetly honest and hilariously cringeworthy in equal measure. Basically, it’s puberty in a nutshell. If you thought the title was good, wait until you watch the whole thing.<\/p>\n

“My Year of Dicks” <\/em>is available for free on Vimeo. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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