74 minutes
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![Igorr](/assets/resized/sm/upload/g6/0p/tb/zf/_Igorr-Very%20Noise%20-%20Meat%20Dept%20HERO3-0-960-0-450-crop.jpg?k=be5e714b1d)
![The Electric Wizard](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ud/xo/b4/gt/__The%20Electric%20Wizard%20-%20Eoin%20O'Kane%20HERO2-0-960-0-450-crop.jpg?k=40fc9e4247)
Screened as part of NZIFF 2021
Animation Now! Late Night Bizarre
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When you have to sit down and watch 4,000 animated shorts a year, you come across some pretty wild stuff – stuff that usually works best late at night.
This is a haul of the juiciest, stickiest, most pungent pieces that have been slipped under our door in the last 12 months – the kind you wind up with when you dig that deep. So, sit down, put your hands where we can see them and take in the full-bodied aroma of Late Night Bizarre 2021. — MT
Igorr-Very Noise 2020
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A twisting and twisted impact-max warp-speed roll into the turmoils of a mind in a state of extended kinetic transformation.
Chockablock 2021
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Most of Australia has been in lockdown for a looooong time and some animators have had a lot of time on their hands.
Oh Say Can We See? 2019
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An absurdist socio-political analysis of the United States of America's current state of affairs – sometimes with no pants on.
The Q-Tip 2020
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The story of a Seahorse attacked by a Q-tip launched by a nearby fisherman who was trying to rescue his lost whale that was taken by a mermaid.
Throat Notes 2020
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A zoologically surrealist tumble through a critter crèche that could only emerge from a certain kind of imagination.
Breakfast 2019
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A timely reminder – in case one is needed - outlining the dangers of trying to sit down to a traditional breakfast in the middle of the road.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother 2019
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Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill as a prelude to a truly bizarre rite of passage moment – or two.
Thank You 2020
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Toledo, the fourth-wall-breaking duck, gets invited to Alverado's birthday party, an event that is rapidly becoming the talk of the town.
51 2020
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When good body parts go bad – and turn on each other!
Terror Fervor 2019
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A wordless, psychedelic non-linear journey through the extravagant vices of seven different characters.
The Electric Wizard 2020
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Wiz and Cosmic Shredder venture into their new favourite drinking hole ‘The Lair of the Goblin King’ only to find that they have already been banned.
Nox Insomnia 2019
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Some things you just can't un-see even if you can wipe off the mess or block out the moans.
Eating In The Dark 2020
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Sex store shopping as a metaphor for summoning the really big questions.
Fruit 2020
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A beyond-the-real deep-dive into a world of satanic fruits, demonic veg and the dark influence of the serially wicked Quentin.