Ben on Step
2015 · 1m · USA
Directed by Grossbus Animation
Someone needs to get upstairs. Ben is on the step. That is the entire problem the animation refuses to solve cleanly.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Under 90 seconds, one premise, no escape hatch. That's a discipline most filmmakers should be forced to practice before they're allowed near a feature.
A 75-second animated one-joke premise about a guy blocking the staircase is either Hertzfeldt-adjacent precision or a vimeo doodle, and the OG description leans toward doodle. At this length I'll allow it.
A 75-second animated bit where the existential problem is just a guy on the stairs. No way to judge animation quality from a Vimeo gate, but the OG description's commitment to the bit ("pubus," thanking Dan for the audio) suggests the irreverence is the point.