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December 14, 2021
Grace Ebert
Suffice to say, 2021 has been an emotional rollercoaster, so it’s no shock that the brief movies topping Colossal’s record span the gamut: there are uncomfortable conditions of poor (and relatable) workplace etiquette, heartwrenching indictments of the injustices round us, and purely enjoyable works of animation. We’ve listed the most-watched shorts right here and included a couple of extras in case it’s worthwhile to escape from end-of-year work tasks or household gatherings.
“Moonwalk” by Nalle Sjoblad
Nalle Sjoblad’s “Moonwalk” makes use of brutal Residence Alone-esque sequences of poor planning, workplace rage, and failure to understand even primary spatial relationships so as to remind us that probably the most uncomfortable, humiliating eventualities solely final for a second.
“Profession Limiting” by Anna Mantzaris
Swedish director Anna Mantzaris follows a mischievous character by way of a sequence of wildly inappropriate misdeeds and poor workplace etiquette. Created collaboratively by Ardour Footage and Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand, the lighthearted-turned-sincere brief movie compares snipping off a coworker’s tie or wreaking office havoc to the unfair penalties of being a mom.
“Voice Above Water” by Dana Frankoff
Every day, 90-year-old Wayan gathers his nets and mesh sacks and units his small boat out on the coast of Bali, though he’s tailored his routine in recent times: moderately than harvesting meals for his household and neighborhood, he scoops up wrappers, bottles, and different refuse and carries the discarded materials again to the seaside for recycling. San Francisco-based director Dana Frankoff visits Wayan at his coastal house in her impactful debut “Voice Above Water.”
“Save Ralph” by Arch Mannequin Studio
Created for the Humane Society of the US, “Save Ralph” is a poignant and heartbreaking critique of animal testing. It follows a modest rabbit whose life revolves round his function as a product tester and chronicles his struggles to brush his enamel, again ache, and a harsh spherical of trials for numerous beauty-related items.
“Lifeless Meat” by Adnan Peer Mohamed
Egocentric, hungry, and extra crafty than he seems, the zany seagull in Adnan Peer Mohamed’s “Lifeless Meat” sends feathers flying. The animated brief opens with the creature scouring a boardwalk for meals, and after mistaking a bolt for a snack, he snatches a whole hotdog solely to discover a fellow hen is after the identical sausage.
We additionally loved: Pascal Schelbli’s poignant animation that reimagines plastic waste as ocean life, Roman De Giuli’s mesmerizing timelapse of ink gushing throughout the earth like water, and Patrick Smith’s hypnotic brief movie that rhythmically spins by way of 3,745 masks from all over the world.
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