‘My Year of Dicks’, an aptly titled animation, directed by Sara Gunnarsdottir and created and written by Pamela Ribon (based on her personal memoirs), takes viewers on a wild journey of a teenager, Pam (voiced by Brie Tilton), who is determined to lose her virginity. The film unfolds in five captivating chapters, skilfully recounting Pam’s coming-of-age experiences, capturing the essence of “dating” and adolescence in the early 90s.

Gunnarsdottir and her team of animators infuse the animation with wild metaphors, offering a visually striking portrayal of Pam’s extreme emotions as she navigates the transformative path to womanhood. Jackson Kelly’s portrayal of Sam, Pam’s best friend, adds depth and resonance, providing a worthwhile conclusion to Pam’s year-long odyssey. The film balances humor, wit, and profound relatability, creating an entertaining and emotionally resonant narrative that is both well-written and deeply engaging.

Pamela Ribon’s creative brilliance shines through in the script, contributing to the film’s quick-witted and eccentric charm. The collaboration between Gunnarsdóttir, Ribon, and the animators results in a spectacular and immersive world that brings Ribon’s words to life in an extraordinary way. As the credits roll, the audience is left with a profound appreciation for why ‘My Year of Dicks” rightfully earned its place at the 95th Academy Awards, standing out among the best in its category.

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Thank you to everyone who made 2022-2023 an unforgettable, wonderful year! Keep watching this space for updates — we hope to have more to share soon.

– Team Dicks

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We wanted to take this moment of attention MY YEAR OF DICKS is receiving to shine light on challenges and atrocities facing the very young people this story is about. Also people kept asking for shirts. So check out our DOLL PARTS merch to fundraise for http://fundtexaschoice.org.

"Entre la deslumbrante estética y la creatividad con la que aborda la sexualidad adolescente sin perder por eso una perspectiva realista, My Year of Dicks se erige como una de las producciones de animación para adultos más personales, estimulantes y valiosas del 2022. La disfrutarán cinéfilos inquietos y amantes de la animación de todas las edades -infancia excluida por razones obvias-, pero no sería mala idea que se proyectase en institutos, aunque solo sea para que más de una adolescente identifique antes a idiotas en potencia."

“Between the dazzling aesthetics and the creativity with which it addresses adolescent sexuality without losing a realistic perspective, My Year of Dicks stands as one of the most personal, stimulating and valuable adult animation productions of 2022. It will be enjoyed by restless moviegoers and animation lovers of all ages -children excluded for obvious reasons-, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea if it were screened in high schools, if only so that more than one teenager would identify potential idiots first.”

Read this wonderful review from @animacionparaadultos in full here.

With echoes of Waking Life and assorted coming of age films (Superbad, Dazed and Confused), My Year of Dicks (which features contributions from an assortment of indie animators like Brian Smee and Amanda Bonaiuto) is a visually innovative mix of collage, rotoscope, archival footage, and drawings that all enhance the clash between imagination and real life.

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My Year of Dicks is a hilarious and provocative work of animation thirty years in the making. Emotional and genre-mashing, an imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. This charming, heart-stomp, retro-romantic-comedy pulls no punches with its female-forward look at sexual awakening. Icelandic director Sara Gunnarsdóttir (Diary of a Teenage Girl, “The Case Against Adnan Syed”) is known for her honest, emotional artwork, and creator/writer Pamela Ribon (Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, My Boyfriend is a Bear) has been telling unusual stories with unusual heroes for a long time. This is an adaptation of her mortifying memoir NOTES TO BOYS (AND OTHER THINGS I SHOULDN’T SHARE IN PUBLIC), which NPR called “brain-breakingly funny.”

• Project Type: Animation, Short
• Genres: Animated, Comedy, Young Adult, Adult Animation, Sex
• Runtime: 25 minutes