PES is back with another stonewall stop-motion classic, Submarine Sandwich

As accolades go, being the man behind “the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar” is pretty special. That’s exactly what PES (aka Adam Pesapane) can boast though after Fresh Guacamole’s nod for best animated short despite running to just 100 seconds. After a super successful Kickstarter campaign PES is back with his new short Submarine Sandwich in which various bits of vintage sports equipment are sliced and diced and laid into the eponymous deli staple. PES said the new film has been “a labour of love” that began with a single image: “A boxing glove in a deli slicer… knuckles to the blade. This idea stuck with me and I knew I had to bring it to life.”

After spotting a deli slicer in a MoMA exhibition and tracking the same model down, he then started collecting the sporting ephemera that would become the fillings, including “scarred boxing gloves, time-worn footballs, hockey gloves, and chunky baseball mitts.” From there it was a case of bringing his creative genius to bear on proceedings and the results are pretty special.

“I’ve always loved taking something mundane and transforming it into the unexpected through the animation process,” he said. “It’s pure magic.”