Meat Puppet

A darkly funny, unsettling short that traps you in a man-child's panic as his body dies and his soul learns a hard lesson.

Directed by

Eros Vlahos

Genres

Drama, Horror, Comedy

Starring

David Jonsson, Gregg Chillin, Mairéad Tyers

Tagline

Grow up.

Overview

Oz, an irresponsible man baby, nearly misses his girlfriend’s Graduation because he’s too busy playing with toys. Before he can make amends, a mysterious package arrives containing a mangy old hand puppet. Despite the pressing need to be there for his girlfriend, Oz can’t resist trying on the puppet first and instantly has his soul imprisoned in its soft foam body. Oz is left to contemplate the sorry state of his life choices while his human body dies before his eyes. If he’s to have any hope of saving his relationship, and surviving, he’ll have to do the one thing he’s always avoided: grow up.

How it feels

Dark, absurd, satirical and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, identity, guilt, redemption

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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