A Darkly Funny Musical Punctures Existential Dread with Unusually Cheerful Song and Dance — Colossal
Animation
#humor
#Niki Lindroth von Bahr
#short film
#video
Today we’re returning to a dark comedy classic that, although released in 2017, rings just as true in 2024. Directed by Swedish animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr, “The Burden” is a wildly wry musical that skewers loneliness, greed, beauty myths, and the existential woes of modern life through a lively cast of animal characters.
The award-winning short film visits a bleak supermarket, hotel, call center, and fast-food restaurant where employees break into song and dance, sometimes to the tune of common sales refrains. “Would you like to sign up for our money-back guarantee? Try our satisfaction guarantee?” monkeys croon. When an apocalypse hits the bizarrely relatable world, the characters jump at the chance for change.
Watch “The Burden” above, and find Lindroth von Bahr’s other films on Vimeo.
#humor
#Niki Lindroth von Bahr
#short film
#video
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