Guave Motion produces cult potato short film
The Zurich-based film agency Guave Motion was commissioned by Swisspatat to conceive and produce a 2D animated film that tells the cultural history of the potato to a young audience.
Linda, the little potato, tells about her journey herself right away: It took a long time for the potato to get from South America to Europe. And things didn't always go smoothly either. While Linda was popular in South America and had been planted for thousands of years, Europeans didn't want to eat potatoes at all. Eventually, however, the potato became one of the most important plant foods in Europe.
"We wanted to retell the very complex story of the potato in a dramatized form. With Linda as the heroine of the story, we create an identification figure, which is especially important for a young audience," says Sergio Herencias of Guave Motion.
The complete concept, as well as the production, came from Guave Motion. The animation was realized by the in-house animation artists at Guave Motion. The short film is offered by Swisspatat, among others, as additional teaching material for schools.
Responsible at Swisspatat Sonja Brönnimann (Head of Marketing & Communication) Responsible at Guave Motion Sergio Herencias (Director, Editor & Executive Producer), David Fritsche (Producer), Andreas Tanner (Animation), Annina Weiss (Writer), Sarah Vettori (Concept Design & Illustration), Stefan Nobir (Sound Design & Mix)
