The Nightwatchman
1993
9 min
No Language
After 350,000,000 years, the insects get their lucky break
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A nightwatchman who works at a pesticide plant manipulates chemicals (of which he treats a strange garden of marrow-like vines in his apartment) , causing evolution to accelerate, in this short illustrating the harmful effects of human interference with nature.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- night watchman
- dystopia
- oddball
- new zealand
- dark comedy
- surreal
- adult animation
- genetic engineering
- monster movie
- trippy
- another world
- strange
- cel animation
- short film
- insects
Top Crew
Joe Wylie · Director, Writer
John Robertson · Director, Writer
Peter Evans · Editor
Sue Wilson · Producer
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