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Synopsis: An angry employee does what we only dream of doing at our day jobs. Holding in much of his frustration, an office worker barely can hide the mental stress from his boss' sadistic demands. His boss finally yells him over the deep end, and the young man explodes pushing both himself and the boss to deep rage. The musical onslaught of Mindscape by Age of Aggression accompanies his mania as he runs from his monstrous superior through the gritty streets of downtown San Francisco. . . Now, take that, flip it, and watch it backwards! Avant-garde writer/director Ezra J. Stanley and cinematographer Alejandro Wilkins, design an unforgettable cinematic music video!
Genre: Short
Director(s): Ezra Stanley
 
IMDB:
8.1
Year:
2006
4 min
209 Views


better words for it.

Such as?

I would say haunted.

What happened to

Anna's real father?

He died... when I was pregnant.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Does Anna get along with Robert?

Not well, lately... but he's

tried to do his best for her.

I see.

This way.

Is there any specific reason

why Anna is refusing to eat?

She wants to go back to school,

but that's impossible.

I'm sure Sebastian told you

about her cutting herself.

We've had to remove all sharp

objects from her room.

We need to protect her.

From what?

To protect her, from herself.

Sweetie. This is John...

the gentleman I told you

was coming to visit.

Aren't you late for

your AA meeting, Mom?

Can I have a seat?

Can I have a seat?

Do you mind?

Do you mind?

We won't guess the next one for sure,

so go ahead, make yourself comfortable.

That's quite the party

trick you have there.

What's the metronome for?

I like the rhythm when I draw.

It's soothing.

Better?

Much.

Anna, you know what catabolysis is?

If you don't eat, your

organs are gonna fail.

John, do you know what "prana" is?

It's sanskrit, it means vital life.

There are Yogis in

India who rarely eat.

They get all their energy or

"prana" from the air and the sun.

Is that what you're doing?

Are you a doctor?

No, but I do have to ask

you some questions.

I would like you to tell me

what expression you see.

What am I getting in exchange for

making you earn some of Robert's money?

Well, you might get to

know yourself better.

What do you see?

Malice.

I'm kidding.

He's expressing happiness,

maybe even affection.

What about this guy?

That guy's pissed off.

Uh-huh.

What about her?

I think her husband's out late,

and she's wondering where he is.

She's worried he's with someone else, but

she's also glad to have the down time...

'cause he's a loser.

Right.

I'm gonna tell you a story...

and then I'm gonna ask you

a question. Okay?

There's this girl about your

age at her mother's funeral.

At the funeral, she sees this

guy she's never seen before.

She gets to meet him, briefly.

And she thinks he's amazing.

He's everything she's ever wanted.

She falls in love with

him, right there and then.

But, in the crowds at the

funeral, she gets separated...

from him before she has a

chance to ask for his number.

And two days later... this

girl... kills her own sister.

What's her motive for

killing her sister?

Her motive is she wants

to meet the guy again.

Did I get it right?

Oh, there's no right answer.

Depends on what you're looking for.

Why is that?

You're testing me to see if

I think like a sociopath.

Sociopaths sometimes have trouble

reading facial expressions.

With the second test, I gave you

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