This chilling horror story by Sergio Herencias is not for the faint of heart. You wouldn’t expect a 3 minute short without dialog to be so skin crawlingly good—or have such an elegant twist. Tear your heart out, M. Night Shamalan.
Watching yourself slide from a deadend life into the decay of madness is terrifying, regardless of the adorable animation. This mind-bending short by David Maingault follows a frustrated desk clerk as his neurosis, fantasies, and fears gradually meld into a single, beautiful full-blown psychosis.
Roy Scheider is the tannest guy you know. More bronzed than his baby shoes, Scheider’s immaculately impeccable skin tone is rivaled only by his acting prowess. I mean, how else could Captain Nathan Bridger glow that deeply while 20,000 leagues under the sea? [Indistinguishable from Magic]
Like a fevered dream by embattled ex-Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, this naughty claymation short by Dadomani Studios makes no sense in context outside of its own logical universe. Still, there are worse things to find in a box:
La Fura dels Baus, the Monegros des Art festival, is billed asa the biggest rave in Spain. This 20-hour marathon party will host 40,000 people and include massive live theater acts as well as the oontz-oontz. As part of "Aphrodite and the Judgment of Paris," a live performance wherein the audience observes the entire production process—from rehearsals to opening night video—video director Esterina Zarrillo created a series of haunting character studies like the one above. Hera, Zeus, and even Athena herself are all equally unsettling. This looks spectacular.