Your Face
- Studio
- Bill Plympton
- Distributor
- E.D. Distribution
Synopsis
As a second-rate crooner sings about the beauties of his lover's face, his own face metamorphoses into the most surreal shapes and contortions possible.
Characters
Crooner
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bill Plympton
Producing
- Producer
- Bill Plympton
Writing
- Writer
- Bill Plympton
Animation
- Animator
- Bill Plympton
Voices
- Voice
- Maureen McElheron (Crooner)
Music
- Music
- Maureen McElheron
Editing
- Editor
- Stephen Barr
Crew
- Camera
- Gary Becker
Production notes
One of the most profitable short films ever made, it's still showing all over the world.
The music was written and sung by Maureen McElheron, then slowed down to sound like a man's voice because director Bill Plympton was too cheap to hire a male singer.
The music was written and sung by Maureen McElheron, then slowed down to sound like a man's voice because director Bill Plympton was too cheap to hire a male singer.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1988.
First Prizes for Animation + Direction, ASIFA New York.
First Prize, ASIFA San Francisco.
First Prize, Seattle Film Festival.
First Prize, Aspen Film Festival.
People's Choice Award, Los Angeles Film Festival.
First Prize, Hiroshima International Animation Festival
First Prizes for Animation + Direction, ASIFA New York.
First Prize, ASIFA San Francisco.
First Prize, Seattle Film Festival.
First Prize, Aspen Film Festival.
People's Choice Award, Los Angeles Film Festival.
First Prize, Hiroshima International Animation Festival