Animation
Film
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#humor
#insects
#Nick Leng
#sondock
August 27, 2024
Grace Ebert
What happens when an odd but good-faith search and rescue turns terribly wrong? The music video for Nick Leng’s “beetlebugs” follows the uncanny story of an insect who asks a “Private Investigator For Creatures” for help in locating a missing loved one. Vacillating between a human and bug perspective—the latter is filtered through thousands of tiny receptors in compound eyes—an overly earnest and absurd hunt ensues, only to end in a dark, Kafka-esque twist of fate.
“beetlebugs” is directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Josh Sondock. Find more of his work on Vimeo.
#humor
#insects
#Nick Leng
#sondock
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